Gabbe’s Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies An ideal day-to-day reference or study tool for residents and clinicians, Gabbe’s Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies, 9th Edition, is your #1 choice for evidence-based, comprehensive information in this complex field. Now fully revised from cover to cover, it offers fast access to the key content you need to know―both when preparing for exams and also at the point of care. This highly regarded, must-have text is written and organized for easy access, making it essential not only for obstetricians and trainees, but also for nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, and physician assistants.

• Puts the latest obstetrics knowledge at your fingertips, allowing you to quickly access the information you need to treat patients, participate knowledgably on rounds, and perform well on exams.
• Covers all aspects of normal pregnancy, complicated pregnancy, managing comorbidities in pregnancy, and pre- and postnatal care, including hot topics such as prevention of maternal mortality, diabetes in pregnancy, obesity in pregnancy, vaginal birth after Cesarean section, and more.
• Includes convenient, at-a-glance features such as key points boxes, bolded text, chapter summaries and conclusions, key abbreviations boxes, and quick-reference tables, management and treatment algorithms, and bulleted lists throughout.
• Contains all-new chapters on Obstetrical Ultrasound: Detection of Fetal Anomalies and Fetal Intervention and Therapy, as well as extensively revised and updated chapters on Antepartum Fetal Evaluation; Maternal Mortality: A Global Perspective; Multiple Gestations; and Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy.
• Features detailed illustrations from cover to cover, including more than 100 ultrasound images that provide an important resource for normal and abnormal fetal anatomy.
• Provides access to videos that enhance learning in areas such as Cesarean delivery and operative vaginal delivery.

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Contents

۱. Placental Anatomy and Physiology
۲. Fetal Development, Physiology, and Effects on Long-Term Health
۳. Maternal Physiology
۴. Maternal-Fetal Immunology
۵. Preconception and Prenatal Care
۶. Nutrition During Pregnancy
۷. Drugs and Environmental Agents in Pregnancy and Lactation: Teratology, Epidemiology, and Patient Management
۸. Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy
۹. Obstetric Ultrasound: Dating, Imaging, and Growth
۱۰. Obstetric Ultrasound: Detection of Fetal Anomalies
۱۱. Fetal Intervention and Therapy
۱۲. Genetic Screening and Diagnosis
۱۳. Normal Labor and Delivery
۱۴. Induction of Labor
۱۵. Operative Vaginal Delivery
۱۶. Shoulder Dystocia
۱۷. Intrapartum Fetal Evaluation
۱۸. Obstetric Anesthesia
۱۹. Malpresentations and Malposition
۲۰. Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage
۲۱. Cesarean Delivery
۲۲. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery
۲۳. Placenta Accreta Spectrum
۲۴. Patient Safety and Quality Measurement in Obstetric Care
۲۵. The Neonate
۲۶. Pregnancy as a Window to Future Maternal and Child Health
۲۷. Antepartum Fetal Evaluation
۲۸. Amniotic Fluid Disorders
۲۹. Late- and Postterm Pregnancy
۳۰. Fetal Growth Restriction
۳۱. Surgery During Pregnancy
۳۲. Trauma in Pregnancy
۳۳. Pregnancy Loss
۳۴. Stillbirth
۳۵. Cervical Insufficiency
۳۶. Spontaneous Preterm Labor and Birth: Definition, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention
۳۷. Premature Rupture of the Membranes
۳۸. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
۳۹. Multiple Gestations
۴۰. Red Cell Alloimmunization
۴۱. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
۴۲. Heart Disease in Pregnancy
۴۳. Respiratory Disease in Pregnancy
۴۴. Kidney Disease in Pregnancy
۴۵. Diabetes Mellitus Complicating Pregnancy
۴۶. Obesity in Pregnancy
۴۷. Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases in Pregnancy
۴۸. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders in Pregnancy
۴۹. Hematologic Complications of Pregnancy
۵۰. Thromboembolic Disorders in Pregnancy
۵۱. Collagen Vascular Diseases in Pregnancy
۵۲. Hepatic Disorders During Pregnancy
۵۳. Gastrointestinal Diseases in Pregnancy
۵۴. Neurologic Disorders in Pregnancy
۵۵. Malignant Diseases and Pregnancy
۵۶. Skin Disease and Pregnancy
۵۷. Maternal and Perinatal Viral Infection in Pregnancy
۵۸. Bacterial and Parasitic Infections in Pregnancy
۵۹. Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders in Pregnancy
Appendix I. Normal Values in Pregnancy and Ultrasound Measurements
Appendix II. Anatomy of the Pelvis
Appendix III. Glossary of Key Abbreviations