Preface

Acknowledgments

SECTION 1��OVERVIEW

1. Overview of Obstetrics

SECTION 2��MATERNAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

2. Maternal Anatomy

3. Congenital GenitourinaryAbnormalities

4. Maternal Physiology

SECTION 3��PLACENTATION, EMBRYOGENESIS, AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT

5. Implantation and PlacentalDevelopment

6. Placental Abnormalities

7. Embryogenesis and FetalDevelopment

SECTION 4��PRECONCEPTIONAL AND PRENATAL CARE

8. Preconceptional Care

9. Prenatal Care

SECTION 5��THE FETAL PATIENT

10. Fetal Imaging

11. Amnionic Fluid

12. Teratology, Teratogens, andFetotoxic Agents

13. Genetics

14. Prenatal Diagnosis

15. Fetal Disorders

16. Fetal Therapy

17. Fetal Assessment

SECTION 6��EARLY PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS

18. Abortion

19. Ectopic Pregnancy

20. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

SECTION 7��LABOR

21. Physiology of Labor

22. Normal Labor

23. Abnormal Labor

24. Intrapartum Assessment

25. Obstetrical Analgesia andAnesthesia

26. Induction and Augmentationof Labor

SECTION 8��DELIVERY

27. Vaginal Delivery

28. Breech Delivery

29. Operative Vaginal Delivery

30. Cesarean Delivery and PeripartumHysterectomy

31. Prior Cesarean Delivery

SECTION 9��THE NEWBORN

32. The Newborn

33. Diseases and Injuries ofthe Term Newborn

34. The Preterm Newborn

35. Stillbirth

SECTION 10��THE PUERPERIUM

36. The Puerperium

37. Puerperal Complications

38. Contraception

39. Sterilization

SECTION 11��OBSTETRICAL COMPLICATIONS

40. Hypertensive Disorders

41. Obstetrical Hemorrhage

42. Preterm Birth

43. Postterm Pregnancy

44. Fetal-Growth Disorders

45. Multifetal Pregnancy

SECTION 12��MEDICAL AND SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS

46. General Considerations andMaternal Evaluation

47. Critical Care and Trauma

48. Obesity

49. Cardiovascular Disorders

50. Chronic Hypertension

51. Pulmonary Disorders

52. Thromboembolic Disorders

53. Renal and Urinary Tract Disorders

54. Gastrointestinal Disorders

55. Hepatic, Biliary, and PancreaticDisorders

56. Hematological Disorders

57. Diabetes Mellitus

58. Endocrine Disorders

59. Connective Tissue Disorders

60. Neurological Disorders

61. Psychiatric Disorders

62. Dermatological Disorders

63. Neoplastic Disorders

64. Infectious Diseases

65. Sexually Transmitted Infections

APPENDIX

Serum and Blood Constituents

Maternal EchocardiographicMeasurements

Fetal Sonographic Measurements

Index