From preconception care through all aspects of care of the pregnant mother and newborn infant, Clinical Obstetrics provides comprehensive, authoritative information on today’s obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine. The fourth edition has been streamlined with concise chapters summarizing clinical content for busy practitioners. The eBook provides expanded content and exciting new animations and interactive decision-making algorithms.  Together, the print and eBook offer residents, trainees, and all obstetrics and maternal-fetal practitioners a comprehensive resource featuring the most up-to-date guidelines, decision algorithms, and evidence for clinical practice.

• Expanded with a global perspective with international co-editors and contributions from global experts in all areas of obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine, including embryology, fetal biology, genetics, prenatal diagnosis and imaging, maternal and fetal infections and diseases, and teratology.
• Contains clinical management algorithms and tables for quick reference and more than 1,000 full-color illustrations that highlight diagnostic features and treatment procedures.
• Features a new, compact, and streamlined format in the print version for easy access; the eBook will be updated periodically with vital new studies and techniques and includes expanded text, as well as animations and interactive content.
• Includes ۱۴ new chapters covering topics such as fetal surgical interventions, obesity in pregnancy, health disparities in obstetrics, thrombophilias, neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, invasive diagnostic procedures, the fourth trimester, and more.

Contents

۱. Early Pregnancy Loss and Fetal Death
۲. Thrombophilias
۳. Ectopic and Heterotopic Pregnancies
۴. Evaluation of Stillbirth
۵. Multifetal Pregnancies. Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Management
۶. The Normal and Abnormal Placenta
۷. Teratogens
۸. The Effects of Illicit Drug and Alcohol Use in Pregnancy
۹. Radiation in Pregnancy
۱۰. Infectious Disease in Pregnancy
۱۱. Principles of Genetic Counseling in Prenatal and Perinatal Medicine
۱۲. Basic Principles of Ultrasound
۱۳. The First Prenatal Visit—Setting the Stage for Optimal Pregnancy Care
۱۴. Invasive Diagnostic Procedures
۱۵. Expanded Mendelian Screening
۱۶. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Assisted Reproductive Technology
۱۷. Embryonic Development
۱۸. Prenatal Diagnosis of Deviant Fetal Growth
۱۹. Three- and Four-Dimensional Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Pregnancy
۲۰. Doppler Ultrasonography and Fetal Well-being
۲۱. Antepartum and Intrapartum Surveillance of the Fetus and the Amniotic Fluid
۲۲. Maternal Alloimmunization and Fetal Hemolytic Disease
۲۳. Fetal Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
۲۴. Fetal Surgical Interventions
۲۵. Critical Care Obstetrics
۲۶. Anesthesia in the Normal and High-Risk Patient
۲۷. Hypertensive Diseases in Pregnancy
۲۸. Cardiac Diseases in Pregnancy
۲۹. Maternal Pulmonary Disorders Complicating Pregnancy
۳۰. Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
۳۱. Endocrine Disorders in Pregnancy
۳۲. Obesity in Pregnancy
۳۳. Gastrointestinal Diseases Complicating Pregnancy
۳۴. Liver Disease in Pregnancy
۳۵. Pregnancy Complicated by Renal Disorders
۳۶. Neurological Disorders in Pregnancy
۳۷. Thromboembolic Disorders of Pregnancy
۳۸. Hematological Disorders of Pregnancy
۳۹. Maternal Infections, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Pregnancy
۴۰. Rheumatologic and Connective Tissue Disorders in Pregnancy
۴۱. Dermatologic Disorders During Pregnancy
۴۲. Cancer and Other Neoplasms in Pregnancy
۴۳. Psychiatric Problems During and After Pregnancy
۴۴. Normal and Abnormal Labor
۴۵. Operative Vaginal Delivery
۴۶. Fetal Malpresentation
۴۷. Placental Abruption
۴۸. Cervical Insufficiency
۴۹. Spontaneous Preterm Labor and Delivery
۵۰. Prelabor Rupture of Membranes
۵۱. Prolonged Pregnancy
۵۲. Puerperium and Lactation. Physiology of the Reproductive System
۵۳. The Fourth Trimester
۵۴. Health Inequities in the Postpartum Period/Pregnancy Interval Care