Table of Contents

I. Physiology 1. Placental Anatomy and Physiology 2. Fetal Physiology 3. Maternal Physiology and Immunology of Pregnancy II. Prenatal Care 4. Preconception and Prenatal Care 5. Genetic Counseling and Prenatal Screening 6. Non-Invasive and Invasive Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques 7. Teratology, Drugs, and Environmental Agents in Pregnancy and Lactation 8. Obstetric Ultrasound: Assessment of Fetal Growth and Anatomy 9. Fetal Therapy and Surgery 10. Antepartum Fetal Evaluation III. Intrapartum Care 11. Normal Labor and Delivery 12. Abnormal Labor 13. Operative Vaginal Delivery 14. Intrapartum Fetal Evaluation 15. Obstetric Anesthesia 16. Malpresentations 17. Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage 18. Cesarean Delivery IV. Postpartum Care 19. The Neonate 20. Postpartum Care 21. Breastfeeding V. Complicated Pregnancy 22. Surgical Procedures in Pregnancy 23. Pregnancy Loss 24. Cervical Incompetence 25. Preterm Labor 26. Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PPROM) 27. Multiple Gestations 28. Intrauterine Growth Restriction 29. Alloimmunization in Pregnancy 30. Amniotic Fluid Disorders 31. Prolonged Pregnancy VI. Pregnancy and Co-existing Disease 32. Hypertension 33. Heart Disease 34. Respiratory Diseases in Pregnancy 35. Renal Disease 36. Diabetes Mellitus 37. Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease in Pregnancy 38. Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders in Pregnancy 39. Hematalogic Complications of Pregnancy 40. Thrombophilias and Thromboembolic Disorders 41. Collagen and Vascular Diseases 42. Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Diseases 43. Neurologic Disorders 44. Malignant Diseases in Pregnancy 45. Dermatologic Disorders 46. Maternal and Perinatal Infection 47. Psychiatric Disorders VII. Legal and Ethical Issues in Obstetric Practice 48. Legal and Ethical Issues in Obstetric Practice 49. Quality of Care and Systematic Reviews of Literature VIII. Appendix Anatomy of the Pelvis Normal values IX. Index