Clinical Obstetrics is unique in that it gives in-depth attention to the two patients - fetus and mother, giving special coverage to each patient.

Clinical Obstetrics covers the biology, pathology, and clinical management of disorders affecting the fetus and the mother with illustrations highlighting essential diagnostic features and treatment procedures.

The book has been extensively revised and in some cases reorganized for clarity and flow.

Topics covered include:

• first trimester prenatal screening
• 3-D and 4-D ultrasound
• medical and surgical fetal therapy
• foetal stem cell therapy
• prenatal diagnosis and fetal developmental biology
• benign tumors in pregnancy

In addition, Clinical Obstetrics includes a new searchable CD of the text including over 100 colour illustrations, and a Q&A book allowing you to test your learning.

Contents

Conception and Conceptus Development

1. Early conceptus growth and immunobiologic adaptations of pregnancy
2. Normal embryonic and fetal development

Pregnancy and the Fetoplacental Unit

3. Normal and abnormal placentation
4. Fetoplacental perfusion and transfer of nutrients
5. Endocrinology of pregnancy and the placenta

Fetal Developmental Biology

6. Fetal lung development and amniotic fluid analysis
7. Fetal cardiovascular physiology and response to stress conditions
8. Immunology of the fetus
9. Fetal endocrinology
10. Fetal hematology

Variations in Embryonal and Fetal Growth and Development

11. Sporadic and recurrent pregnancy loss
12. Ectopic and heterotopic pregnancies
13. Multifetal pregnancies: epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and management
14. Biology of normal and deviant fetal growth

Fetal Infections and Teratogenesis

15. Developmental toxicology, drugs, and fetal teratogenesis
16. Drugs, alcohol abuse, and effects in pregnancy
17. Teratogenic viruses
18. Transplacentally acquired microbial infections in the fetus
19. Antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents in pregnancy and during lactation

Fetal Diseases

20. Principles of human genetics: chromosomal and singlegene disorders
21. Genetic counseling in prenatal and perinatal medicine
22. Basic principles of ultrasound
23. Prenatal diagnosis of central nervous system malformations
24. Prenatal diagnosis of thoracic and cardiac abnormalities
25. Gastrointestinal and genitourinary anomalies
26. Fetal skeletal anomalies
27. First- and second-trimester prenatal diagnosis
28. First- and second-trimester screening for open neural tube defects and Down syndrome

Methods of Evaluation of Fetal Development and Well-being

29. Prenatal diagnosis of deviant fetal growth
30. Three- and four-dimensional ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in pregnancy
31. Doppler ultrasonography and fetal well-being
32. Antepartum and intrapartum surveillance of the fetus and the amniotic fluid

Fetal Therapy

33. The fetus at surgery
34. Fetal medical treatment

Maternal Biological Adaptations to Pregnancy

35. Maternal biological, biomechanical, and biochemical changes in pregnancy
36. Maternal nutrition

Maternal Diseases Complicating Pregnancy

Chapters 37-53

Medicosocial Considerations in Pregnancy

54. Pregnancy before age 20 years and after age 35 years
55. Essentials in biostatistics and perinatal epidemiology
56. Sexuality in pregnancy and the postpartum period
57. Psychiatric problems during pregnancy and the puerperium
58. Ethical and legal dimensions of medicine of the pregnant woman and fetus

Obstetric and Peripartal Events

Chapters 59-66

The Newborn Infant

67. Premature birth and neurological complications
68. Common problems of the newborn

Index

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