Obstetrics - Hardcover

Louis M. Hellman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0838597297 ISBN 13: 9780838597293

Publisher: Appleton-Century, 1971

Synopsis

The five years since publication of the thirteenth edition of this textbook have witnessed a growing concern for the social aspects of maternity care. During this period continued interest. in the physiology and pathology of reproduction has generated a vast body of knowledge of basic biologic importance and direct applicability. The base of obstetrics has thus broadened to include fetal medicine and human ecology as integral to the specialty in the 1970s. We have endeavored to strike a balance in introducing new concepts and re-stating established principles, with the aim of maintaining clinical excellence. Chapters dealing primarily with management of obstetric problems incorporate new scientific information, while reflecting the effects of the social and economic status of women on their reproductive efficiency. To emphasize the importance of the patient's emotions on her reproductive behavior, we have replaced the single chapter on psychiatric aspects of pregnancy and childbirth with relevant comments in appropriate sections throughout the book. The material on therapeutic abortion, sterilization, and contraception has been entirely rewritten in order to present significant technical information within the context of current social trends that influence practice in these areas. Here, where science and philosophy meet, a particular effort to minimize bias was exerted. The chapters dealing with coincidental diseases of pregnancy and with the fetus and newborn have incorporated current concepts in the clinical and basic scientific areas related to modern obstetrics. Revision of the chapters on reproductive anatomy, physiology, and endocrinology summarizes the significant biochemical and ultrastructural findings of the last five years. An entirely rewritten chapter on the hypertensive disorders in pregnancy incorporates significant laboratory data.

About this edition

• Publisher: Appleton-Century
• Publication date: 1971
• ISBN 10: 0838597297
• ISBN 13: 9780838597293
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1242
• Editor: Jack A. Pritchard