Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies - Rilegato

Description

This is the sixth edition of a book on all normal and abnormal problems encountered in pregnancy.

It is intended as a definitive reference for obstetrics, from physiology to pathology.

The audience includes anyone in the field of obstetrics, although residents and physicians may derive the most benefit. This has been an essential book in obstetrics and the newest edition is no exception. The authors are leaders in the field.

The book is easily broken down into smaller areas - physiology, prenatal care, intrapartum care, complicated pregnancies, coexisting disease, and legal and ethical issues. This breakdown is very helpful, as readers can easily find a chapter with the desired information. The images are excellent, including ones carried over from the previous editions. An increased emphasis on evidence-based medicine is apparent. One excellent example is in the multiple gestation chapter, which deals head-on with controversial topics such as cerclage, progesterone, and cervical length screening and even recommends potential strategies. As many new residents will turn to this book as their primary learning source, it is important to teach the incorporation of study results into obstetrical practice. This is beautifully done here.

This edition continues the book's wonderful tradition as a primary learning tool in obstetrics. It is exhaustive yet topical and provides trainees with excellent examples of incorporating evidence-based medicine. A wonderful resource.

- Anthony Shanks, MD (Washington University School of Medicine)

"...In this electronic age, the book comes with an online access. For an inexperienced electronic book reader, such as myself, it was a pleasant surprise to find how accessible the book was online and how the pictures kept their "magic on the screen...Gabbe's textbook in obstetrics is an excellent book for the obstetrician in training and also useful for the practicing obstetrician who needs to look up basic information, every now and then". Reviewed by: Obstetrics and Prenatal Diagnosis Unit, Landspitali University Hospital/University of Iceland on behalf of ACTA Obstetricia et Gynecologica  Scandinavica, December 2014

1. Placental Anatomy and Physiology
2. Placental and Fetal Physiology
3. Maternal Physiology
4. Maternal-Fetal Immunology
5. Developmental Origins of Adult Health and Disease
6. Preconception and Prenatal Care: Part of the Continuum
7. Nutritional Management During Pregancy
8. Drugs and Environmental Agents in the Pregnancy and Lactation: Embryology, Teratology, Epidemiology
9. Obstetrical Ultrasound: Imaging, Dating, and Growth
10. Genetic Counseling and Genetic Screening
11. Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis
12. Antepartum Fetal Evaluation
13. Normal Labor and Delivery
14. Abnormal Labor and Induction of Labor
15. Operative Vaginal Delivery
16. Intrapartum Fetal Evaluation
17. Obstetric Anesthesia
18. Malpresentations and Shoulder Dystocia
19. Antepartum and Postpartum Hemmorhage
20. Cesarean Delivery
21. The Neonate
22. Postpartum Care
23. Lactation and Breastfeeding
24. Surgery During Pregnancy
25. Trauma and Related Surgery in Pregnancy
26. Pregnancy Loss
27. Cervical Insufficiency
28. Preterm Birth
29. Premature Rupture of the Membranes
30. Multiple Gestations
31. Intrauterine Growth Restriction
32. Red Cell Alloimmunization
33. Amniotic Fluid Disorders
34. Prolonged and Postterm Pregnancy
35. Hypertension
36. Heart Disease
37. Respiratory Diseases in Pregnancy
38. Renal Disease
39. Diabetes Mellitus Complicating Pregnancy
40. Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases in Pregnancy
41. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders in Pregnancy
42. Hematologic Complications of Pregnancy
43. Thromboembolic Disorders
44. Collagen Vascular Diseases
45. Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Diseases
46. Neurologic Disorders
47. Malignancy Diseases and Pregnancy
48. Skin Diseases in Pregnancy and Puerperium
49. Maternal and Perinatal Infection: The Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis
50. Maternal and Perinatal Infection-Viral
51. Maternal and Perinatal Infection-Bacterial
52. Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders in Pregnancy
53. Patient Safety and Quality Measurement in Obstetrical Care
54. Legal and Ethical Issues in Obstetric Practice