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This new edition of an acclaimed text reviews the evidence for best practice in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, to present the reader with the right information, with appropriate use of proven interventions and avoidance of ineffectual or harmful ones.
List of contents
Introduction. How to “Read” this book. List of Abbreviations. List of Contributors. 1.Hypertensive disorders. 2.Cardiac disease. 3.Obesity. 4.Pregestational diabetes. 5.Gestational diabetes. 6.Hypothyroidism. 7.Hyperthyroidism. 8.Prolactinoma. 9.Nausea/vomiting of pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum. 10.Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. 11.Inflammatory bowel disease. 12.Alimentary tract diseases. 13.Pregnancy after liver and other transplantation. 14.Maternal anemia. 15.Sickle cell disease. 16.von Willebrand Disease. 17.Urinary tract disease. 18.Headache. 19.Seizures. 20.Other neurologic diseases in pregnancy. 21.Mood disorders. 22.Smoking. 23.Substance use disorders. 24.Intimate partner violence and trauma informed care in pregnancy. 25.Racism and racial disparity in obstetrics. 26.Respiratory diseases: asthma, pneumonia, influenza, tuberculosis, and COVID-19. 27.Systemic lupus erythematosus. 28.Antiphospholipid syndrome. 29.Inherited thrombophilia. 30.Venous thromboembolism and anticoagulation. 31.Hepatitis A. 32.Hepatitis B. 33.Hepatitis C. 34.HIV. 35.Gonorrhea. 36.Chlamydia. 37.Syphilis. 38.Trichomonas. 39.Group B Streptococcus. 40.Vaccination. 41.Trauma. 42.Critical care. 43.Amniotic fluid embolism. 44.Cancer. 45.Dermatoses of pregnancy. 46.Multiple gestations. 47.Fetal Growth Restriction. 48.Fetal macrosomia. 49.Cytomegalovirus. 50.Toxoplasmosis. 51.Parvovirus. 52.Herpes. 53.Varicella. 54.Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. 55.Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN). 56.Nonimmune hydrops fetalis. 57.Fetal death. 58.Antepartum testing. 59.Sonographic assessment of amniotic fluid: oligohydramnios and polyhydramnios. Index.
About the author
Vincenzo Berghella, MD, FACOG, is Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program, and Professor with tenure in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. A former President of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, he is also Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine (AJOG MFM), Associate Editor of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG), and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. He is also Associate Editor for the Cochrane Review, Deputy Editor for UpToDate, and Oral Examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Summary
This new edition of an acclaimed text reviews the evidence for best practice in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, to present the reader with the right information, with appropriate use of proven interventions and avoidance of ineffectual or harmful ones.
