Obstetrics
Normal and Problem Pregnancies
2nd Edition
Published in September 1991
Book
Hardback
1436 pages
978-0-443-08714-1 (ISBN)
Description
Concerned primarily with general and high risk obstetrics, this fully revised edition contains chapters on critical care, ultrasound, pre-natal diagnosis, AIDS and pre-pregnancy counselling. This text should be of interest to obstetricians in training and practice as well as gynaecologists.
Concerned primarily with general and high risk obstetrics, this fully revised edition contains chapters on critical care, ultrasound, pre-natal diagnosis, AIDS and pre-pregnancy counselling. This text should be of interest to obstetricians in training and practice as well as gynaecologists.
Concerned primarily with general and high risk obstetrics, this fully revised edition contains chapters on critical care, ultrasound, pre-natal diagnosis, AIDS and pre-pregnancy counselling. This text should be of interest to obstetricians in training and practice as well as gynaecologists.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
297 line drawings, 164 half-tones
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 212 mm
Weight
2795 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-08714-1 (9780443087141)
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Content
Part 1 Anatomy and physiology: anatomy; the placenta; placental endocrinology; placental and fetal physiology; maternal physiology in pregnancy. Part 2 Prenatal care: preconception counselling and prenatal care; epidemiology of birth defects; prenatal diagnosis; drugs in pregnancy and lactation; ultrasound assessment of fetal anatomy and growth; antepartum evaluation and monitoring of fetal health. Part 3 Intrapartum care: physiology of parturition; labour and delivery; intrapartum fetal monitoring; obstetric anaesthesia; malrepresentations; obstetric haemorrhage; critical care; caesarian section and other surgical procedures. Part 4 Postpartum care: the neonate; postpartum care; breastfeeding. Part 5 Complicated pregnancies: fetal wastage; ectopic pregnancy; preterm birth - premature labour and PROM; multiple gestations; intrauterine growth retardation; prolonged pregnancy; isoimmunization in pregnancy. Part 6 Pregnancy and co-existing disease: hypertension; cardiac and pulmonary diseases; renal disease; diabetes and other endocrine disorders; hematologic disorders; collagen - vascular disease; gastrointestinal disorder; neurologic disorders; cancer; dermatologic disorders; perinatal infections. Part 7 Pregnancy termination: pregnancy termination. Part 8 Legal and ethical issues in perinatology: legal and ethical issues.