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Informationen zum Autor Maureen Paul, MD, MPH - Planned Parenthood of NYC, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine E. Steve Lichtenberg, MD, MPH - Northwestern University School of Medicine Lynn Borgatta, MD, MPH - Boston University School of Medicine David A. Grimes, MD, MPH - University of North Carolina School of Medicine Phillip G. Stubblefield, MD - Boston University School of Medicine Mitchell D. Creinin MD - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Klappentext Access to high quality abortion care is essential to women's health, as evidenced by the dramatic decrease in pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality since the legalization of abortion in the United States, and by high rates of maternal death and complications in those countries where abortion is still provided under unsafe conditions.The past two decades have brought important advances in abortion care as well as increasing cross-disciplinary use of abortion technologies in women's health care. Abortion is an important option for pregnant women who have serious medical conditions or fetal abnormalities, and fetal reduction techniques are now well-integrated into infertility treatment to reduce the risks of multiple pregnancies resulting from assisted reproductive technologies.Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy: Comprehensive Abortion Care is the textbook of the National Abortion Federation, and serves as the standard, evidence-based reference text in abortion care. This state-of-the-art textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the public health implications of unsafe abortion and reviews the best surgical and medical practices for pregnancy termination, as well as managing ectopic and other abnormal pregnancies.Management of Unintended and Abnormal Pregnancy: Comprehensive Abortion Care is the leading source for a comprehensive understanding of issues related to unintended and abnormal pregnancy. This textbook:* is authored by internationally-known leaders in women's health care;* addresses unintended pregnancy and abortion from historical, legal, public health, clinical, and quality care perspectives;* includes chapters on pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancy, gestational trophoblastic disease, and multifetal pregnancy reduction;* covers treatment of pregnancies in the first and second trimester by both medical and surgical techniques; and* provides resources for clinical, scientific, and social support for the abortion provider and patient. Zusammenfassung Access to high quality abortion care is essential to women's health, as evidenced by the dramatic decrease in pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality since the legalization of abortion in the United States, and by high rates of maternal death and complications in those countries where abortion is still provided under unsafe conditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors vii Foreword x Allan Rosenfield md Foreword xiii Malcolm Potts MB BChir PhD FRCOG Preface xv Section I Abortion in perspective 1 Abortion and medicine: A sociopolitical history 1 Carole Joffe PhD 2 Unsafe abortion: The global public health challenge 10 Iqbal H. Shah PhD and Elisabeth Åhman MA 3 Unintended pregnancy and abortion in the USA: Epidemiology and public health impact 24 Stanley K. Henshaw PhD 4 Abortion law and policy in the USA 36 Bonnie Scott Jones JD and Jennifer Dalven JD Section II Pre-procedure care 5 Informed consent patient education and counseling 48 Anne Baker MA and Terry Beresford BA 6 Clinical assessment and ultrasound in early pregnancy 63 Steven R. Goldstein MD and Matthew F. Reeves MD MPH 7 Medical evaluation and management 78 Anne Davis md MPH and Thomas Easterling md 8 Pain management 90 Mark Nichols MD ...
