Now available with online access, this trusted and tested reference provides easy access to vital information on current diagnoses, therapy, and management of both the normal and high-risk patient, wherever and whenever you need it most. It also offers a firm foundation of knowledge in anatomy, embryology, physiology, pathology, genetics, and teratology – all essential to successful practice in this fast-changing field. The online component allows you to search the complete contents of the printed text and is personally updated by the editors regularly for the life of the edition.
- Cover the important foundations of basic science and physiology of normal and complicated obstetrics.
- Includes evidence based information on normal obstetric practice.
- Presents in-depth information on problems encountered in clinical practice, as well as high-risk obstetrics.
- Presents the work of four new associate editors - broadening the book's international appeal - as well as more than 20 new contributors for fresh practice perspectives.
- Offers new chapters covering placental anatomy and physiology · non-invasive prenatal diagnostic techniques · abnormal labor · operative vaginal delivery · cervical incompetence · amniotic fluid disorders · thrombophilias · and thromboembolic disorders.
- Features a new full-color format for easier reference, as well as a new appendix of normal values.
- Distills the expertise of leading contributors from the fields of maternal-fetal medicine, anesthesiology, neonatology, internal medicine, dermatology, genetics, and ethics - providing a real-life, interdisciplinary perspective.