High Risk Pregnancy: Management Options - Hardcover

James MA MD FRCOG DCH, David K.; Steer BS MD FRCOG FCOGSA (hon), Philip J.; Weiner MD MBA FACOG, Carl P.; Gonik MD FACOG, Bernard; Steer, Philip J.; Weiner, Carl P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0702022233 ISBN 13: 9780702022234

Publisher: Bailliere Tindall, 1999

Synopsis

The obstetric professional today requires easy access to information on evaluation, diagnosis and procedure. This NEW edition of High Risk Pregnancyis a practical, clinical reference unique in scope, quality and accessibility. It presents a wide range of management options and acceptable practice to enable practitioners to choose the most appropriate approach for particular clinical cases.

Popular and well established, with an emphasis on clinical practice

Covers the entire scope of clinical maternal-fetal medicine

Recommends preferred course of action for particular clinical cases

Presents clinical information in a format that is easy to follow and use

Summary boxes outlinemanagement and procedural options

Each chapter reflects a range of acceptable practice allowing the reader to chose options most appropriate for particular clinical cases

Addresses the range of problems and issues encountered by practitioners

Internationally recognised experts write authoritatively on their field of expertise

Evidence based approach

Every chapter has been completely rewritten

Greater emphasis on the highly popular management boxes for easy-to-use summaries

Includes brand new chapters covering back and joint pain, fetal endocrine, fetal tumours, fetal infection, multiple pregnancy and genetic counselling

More information provided in a compact and user-friendly format

About this title

About the Author

Philip J Steer is Emeritus Professor of obstetrics at Imperial College London, having been appointed Professor in 1989. He was Editor-in-Chief of BJOG from 2005-2012 and is now Editor Emeritus. He has published 156 original research papers and 117 reviews, editorials, and invited papers. He is an editor of “High Risk Pregnancy – Management Options” (Cambridge University Press) with the 6th edition now in preparation. He has been President of the British Association of Perinatal Medicine and President of the Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Royal Society of Medicine. He is an honorary fellow of the College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of South Africa and of the American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bailliere Tindall
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0702022233
• ISBN 13: 9780702022234
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1433