Given the decrease of obstetricians in certain geographical areas and increasing specialization, general practitioners and others have become increasingly involved in maternal care and obstetricians have become more likely to collaborate with others to provide full care. Add medical problems from before pregnancy, such as hypertension and thromboemolism as well as infections and even psychiatric disorders. In response, this collection of 22 articles covers global maternal mortality, cardiac disease, hypertension, renal disorders, endocrine and metabolic disorders, pulmonary disease, hematological disorders, thrombosis and hemostasis, gastrointestinal and hepatic disorders, connective tissue diseases, malignant disease, infections, HIV, neurological disease, drug misuse, psychiatric disorders in pregnancy and post-partum, and laboratory values in normal pregnancy. Particularly interesting are articles on the neonate and maternal medical complications, fetal assessment in the patient with medical complications, and the effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and electromagnetic fields. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This is a major new textbook on medical disorders and medical complications in pregnancy, which provides an authoritative and practical guide to the management of these potentially life-threatening conditions. Written in a consistent, accessible style, the book discusses each medical problem at all stages - from pre-pregnancy through the post-partum period - and provides a stage-by-stage management plan for each condition. Organized by systems, each chapter begins with a review of important background information on the physiology and pathology of the system as it relates to pregnancy and then moves on to consider individual medical problems, such as hypertension, cariomyopathies, etc. The book's scope also includes the management of the acutely ill patient, pre-pregnancy counselling, anaesthesia, effects on the neonate, and the long-term implications of medical complications.
- Written by a team of expert contributors from the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, under the editorship of 2 leading experts from the UK and Australia
- Takes a modern, problem-based approach to the subject
- Emphasis is on 'what to do', using a consistent, stage-by-stage approach to management for each condition
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the underlying physiology and pathology of medical problems for each systemic group of conditions
- Related topics are also covered, including pre-pregnancy counselling, fetal assessment, anaesthesia, and problems of the neonate
