Welcome to the fifth edition of Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies! For those readers who have included our previous editions in their libraries, we greatly appreciate your continued loyalty and support. For our new readers, we believe you will find this book a valuable resource in your study of normal and high-risk obstetrics.
Like its four predecessors, this book provides an in-depth presentation of the basic science and physiology of normal and complicated obstetrics followed by chapters describing the most updated, evidence-based information on normal obstetrics and high-risk obstetrics. The efforts of a new team of associate editors, the contributions of more than 30 new authors, and a new publisher have enabled us to greatly enhance the content and access to the information in this fifth edition. Four carefully chosen new associate editors, Drs. Henry Galan, Laura Goetzl, Mark Landon, and Eric Jauniaux, each bring their own expertise and insight to this fifth edition. The addition of an international editor from London, Dr. Jauniaux, has enabled us to expand the coverage of this text to include information on clinical care from abroad.
Life-long learning has become essential for the best practice of obstetrics. Our readers will find 14 new chapters, many added to reflect important changes in our knowledge base since the fourth edition in 2001. These new chapters include placental anatomy and physiology, immunology of pregnancy, diagnostic techniques for prenatal diagnosis, management of abnormal labor, operative vaginal delivery, cervical incompetence, preterm premature rupture of the membranes, amniotic fluid disorders, thyroid and parathyroid diseases, adrenal and pituitary disorders, thromboembolic disorders, sexually transmitted diseases, viral infections, and psychiatric disorders. An appendix of normal laboratory values has been added to accompany the appendix on anatomy.
This fifth edition includes more than 30 authors who have joined us for the first time, and we greatly value the new information they have brought to our readers. We also want to recognize the 29 outstanding authors who have continued to contribute. A special tribute is due to 10 leaders in our specialty who have written chapters in every edition of our textbook: Drs. George J. Annas, Richard L. Berkowitz, D. Ware Branch, Sherman Elias, Timothy R. B. Johnson, Mark B. Landon, Adam A. Rosenberg, Phillip Samuels, John W. Seeds, and Baha Sibai.
We greatly appreciate the support of our new publisher, Elsevier, who has joined us for this fifth edition. We have synergistically made significant changes that should benefit our readers. Illustrations are now in full color. Each chapter provides a list of key abbreviations that will facilitate reading. A paginated outline appears at the beginning of each chapter making it easier to locate information on specific topics. The edges of the pages for the two appendices have been colored so that they can be quickly located.
We recognize the outstanding efforts of Melissa Dudlick, Judith Fletcher, Rebecca Gaertner, Stephanie Donley and their team at Elsevier. In addition to the Elsevier staff, the editors have had the invaluable editorial and secretarial support of Robyn Cosby, Nancy Schaapveld, and Belinda Felder. Because this fifth edition will be online and will be continually updated, this entire team will continue to work closely with the editors.
Nearly 25 years ago, the three of us met to discuss our plans for the first edition of Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. Like most medical specialties, obstetrics has since become more complex and challenging. Yet, we continue to feel strongly that the practice of normal and high-risk obstetrics remains among the most fascinating and rewarding in medicine and nursing. We believe that this fifth edition will not only serve as an inspiration to those considering a career in obstetrics and gynecology but will also be a valued resource for those who have already joined us in this exciting field.
Steven G. Gabbe, Jennifer R. Niebyl, Joe Leigh Simpson
Key Features
- Cover the important foundations of basic science and physiology of normal and complicated obstetrics.
- Includes evidence based information on normal obstetric practice.
- Presents in-depth information on problems encountered in clinical practice, as well as high-risk obstetrics.
New to this edition
- Presents the work of four new associate editors - broadening the book's international appeal - as well as more than 20 new contributors for fresh practice perspectives.
- Offers new chapters covering placental anatomy and physiology · non-invasive prenatal diagnostic techniques · abnormal labor · operative vaginal delivery · cervical incompetence · amniotic fluid disorders · thrombophilias · and thromboembolic disorders.
- Features a new full-color format for easier reference, as well as a new appendix of normal values.
- Distills the expertise of leading contributors from the fields of maternal-fetal medicine, anesthesiology, neonatology, internal medicine, dermatology, genetics, and ethics - providing a real-life, interdisciplinary perspective.
Contents
Section I – Physiology
- CHAPTER 1 – Placental Anatomy and Physiology
- CHAPTER 2 – Fetal Physiology
- CHAPTER 3 – Maternal Physiology
- CHAPTER 4 – Maternal-Fetal Immunology
Section II – Prenatal Care
- CHAPTER 5 – Preconception and Prenatal Care: Part of the Continuum
- CHAPTER 6 – Genetic Counseling and Genetic Screening
- CHAPTER 7 – Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis
- CHAPTER 8 – Drugs and Environmental Agents in Pregnancy and Lactation: Embryology, Teratology, Epidemiology
- CHAPTER 9 – Ultrasound for Pregnancy Dating, Growth, and the Diagnosis of Fetal Malformations
- CHAPTER 10 – Fetal Therapy
- CHAPTER 11 – Antepartum Fetal Evaluation
Section III – Intrapartum Care
- CHAPTER 12 – Normal Labor and Delivery
- CHAPTER 13 – Abnormal Labor and Induction of Labor
- CHAPTER 14 – Operative Vaginal Delivery
- CHAPTER 15 – Intrapartum Fetal Evaluation
- CHAPTER 16 – Obstetric Anesthesia
- CHAPTER 17 – Malpresentations
- CHAPTER 18 – Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage
- CHAPTER 19 – Cesarean Delivery
Section IV – Postpartum Care
- CHAPTER 20 – The Neonate
- CHAPTER 21 – Postpartum Care
- CHAPTER 22 – Breast-Feeding
Section V – Complicated Pregnancy
- CHAPTER 23 – Surgical Procedures in Pregnancy
- CHAPTER 24 – Pregnancy Loss
- CHAPTER 25 – Cervical Incompetence
- CHAPTER 26 – Preterm Birth
- CHAPTER 27 – Premature Rupture of the Membranes
- CHAPTER 28 – Multiple Gestations
- CHAPTER 29 – Intrauterine Growth Restriction
- CHAPTER 30 – Red Cell Alloimmunization
- CHAPTER 31 – Amniotic Fluid Disorders
- CHAPTER 32 – Prolonged Pregnancy
Section VI – Pregnancy and Coexisting Disease
- CHAPTER 33 – Hypertension
- CHAPTER 34 – Heart Disease
- CHAPTER 35 – Respiratory Diseases in Pregnancy
- CHAPTER 36 – Renal Disease
- CHAPTER 37 – Diabetes Mellitus Complicating Pregnancy
- CHAPTER 38 – Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases in Pregnancy
- CHAPTER 39 – Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders in Pregnancy
- CHAPTER 40 – Hematologic Complications of Pregnancy
- CHAPTER 41 – Thromboembolic Disorders
- CHAPTER 42 – Collagen Vascular Diseases
- CHAPTER 43 – Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Diseases
- CHAPTER 44 – Neurologic Disorders
- CHAPTER 45 – Malignant Diseases and Pregnancy
- CHAPTER 46 – Dermatologic Disorders of Pregnancy
- CHAPTER 47 – Maternal and Perinatal Infection: The Sexually Transmitted Diseases Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis
- CHAPTER 48 – Maternal and Perinatal Infection—Viral
- CHAPTER 49 – Maternal and Perinatal Infection—Bacterial
- CHAPTER 50 – Psychiatric Disorders
Section VII – Legal and Ethical Issues in Perinatology
- CHAPTER 51 – Legal and Ethical Issues in Obstetric Practice
Product Details
- Hardcover: 1416 pages
- Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 5 edition (June 28, 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0443069301
- ISBN-13: 978-0443069307
List Price: $179.00