Handbook of Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus and Mother, 2nd Edition

by Editor: E. Albert Reece (Vice President for Medical Affairs, university of Maryland, and John Z. & Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and Dean, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland); Editor: John C. Hobbins (Professor of Obstetrics and Gyne

• ISBN13: 9781405171847
• ISBN10: 1405171847
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The second edition of this quick reference handbook for obstetricians and gynecologists and primary care physicians is designed to complement the parent textbook Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother The third edition of Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother is unique in that it gives in-depth attention to the two patients - fetus and mother, with special coverage of each patient. Clinical Obstetrics thoroughly reviews the biology, pathology, and clinical management of disorders affecting both the fetus and the mother. Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother - Handbook provides the practising physician with succinct, clinically focused information in an easily retrievable format that facilitates diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. When you need fast answers to specific questions, you can turn with confidence to this streamlined, updated reference.

Table of Contents

Part I: Conception and Conceptus Development. 1 Early conceptus growth and immunobiologic adaptations of pregnancy. Kenneth H.H. Wong and Eli Y. Adashi. 2 Normal embryonic and fetal development. Trivedi Vidhya N. Persaud and Jean C. Hay. Part II: Pregnancy and the Fetoplacental Unit. 3 Normal and abnormal placentation. Soheila Korourian and Luis De Las Casas. 4 Fetoplacental perfusion and transfer of nutrients. Henry L. Galan and Frederick C. Battaglia. 5 Endocrinology of pregnancy and the placenta. Alan DeCherney, Jessica Spencer, Tim Chard, and Karen A. Hutchinson. Part III: Fetal Developmental Biology. 6 Fetal lung development and amniotic fluid analysis. Ian Gross and Matthew J. Bizzarro. 7 Fetal cardiovascular physiology and response to stress conditions. Jean-Claude Fouron and Amanda Skoll. 8 Fetal endocrinology. Charles E. Wood and Maureen Keller-Wood. Part IV: Variations in Embryonal and Fetal Growth and Development. 9 Sporadic and recurrent pregnancy loss. Robert M. Silver and D. Ware Branch. 10 Ectopic and heterotopic pregnancies. Arnon Wiznitzer and Eyal Sheiner. 11 Multifetal pregnancies: epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and management. Michelle Smith-Levitin, Daniel W. Skupski, and Frank A. Chervenak. 12 Biology of normal and deviant fetal growth. Andr_e Gruslin and the late Carl A. Nimrod. Part V: Fetal Infections and Teratogenesis. 13 Developmental toxicology, drugs, and fetal teratogenesis. Robert L. Brent and Lynda B. Fawcett. 14 Drugs, alcohol abuse, and effects in pregnancy. Stephen R. Carr and Donald R. Coustan. 15 Teratogenic viruses. Antonio V. Sison. 16 Transplacentally acquired microbial infections in the fetus. Santosh Pandipati and Ronald S. Gibbs. 17 Antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents in pregnancy and during lactation. Janet I. Andrews and Jennifer R. Niebyl. Part VI: Fetal Diseases. 18 Principles of human genetics: chromosomal and single-gene disorders. Joe Leigh Simpson and Maurice J. Mahoney. 19 Basic principles of ultrasound. Mladen Predanic, Frank A. Chervenak, and E. Albert Reece. 20 Prenatal diagnosis of central nervous system malformations. Gianluigi Pilu and Sandro Gabrielli. 21 Prenatal diagnosis of thoracic and cardiac abnormalities. Gianluigi Pilu, Philippe Jeanty, and Juliana M.B. Leite. 22 Gastrointestinal and genitourinary anomalies. Sandro Gabrielli, Nicola Rizzo, and E. Albert Reece. 23 Fetal skeletal anomalies. Luís F. GonYalves, Patricia L. Devers, Jimmy Espinoza, and Roberto Romero. 24 First- and second-trimester prenatal diagnosis. John C. Hobbins. 25 First- and second-trimester screening for open neural tube defects and Down syndrome. James E. Haddow, Glenn E. Palomaki, and Ronald J. Wapner. Part VII: Methods of Evaluation of Fetal Development and Well-being. 26 Prenatal diagnosis of deviant fetal growth. E. Albert Reece and Zion J. Hagay. 27 Three- and four-dimensional ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in pregnancy. Teresita L. Angtuaco. 28 Doppler ultrasonography and fetal well-being. Brian J. Trudinger. 29 Antepartum and intrapartum surveillance of the fetus and the amniotic fluid. Lami Yeo, Michael G. Ross, and Anthony M. Vintzileos. Part VIII: Fetal Therapy. 30 The fetus at surgery. Robert H. Ball and Michael R. Harrison. 31 Fetal medical treatment. Mark I. Evans, Yuval Yaron, Charles S. Kleinman, and Alan W. Flake. Part I