Obesity in Pregnancy
Obesity in Pregnancy Tania Roman Patrick S. Ramsey Introduction Pregnancy is a time of significant change in a woman’s life. The pregnant body undergoes a myriad of physiological changes not…
Endocrine Disorders in Pregnancy
Endocrine Disorders in Pregnancy Rana Malek Kashif M. Munir E. Albert Reece Introduction In this chapter on endocrine disorders in pregnancy, changes in endocrine function that occur during normal pregnancy…
Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy
Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy Carol J. Homko Julie A. Rosen Perceval Bahado-Singh E. Albert Reece Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by hyperglycemia, which is a result of…
Maternal Pulmonary Disorders Complicating Pregnancy
Maternal Pulmonary Disorders Complicating Pregnancy Steven James Cassady Janaki Deepak Neal Dodia Jeffrey D. Hasday William Brian Karkowsky Kathryn S. Robinett Introduction Pregnant women can be afflicted by the same…
Cardiac Diseases in Pregnancy
Cardiac Diseases in Pregnancy Ji Eun Park Charles C. Hong Susie N. Hong Introduction Pregnancy causes significant alterations in the maternal cardiovascular system such as increased circulating blood volume and…
Hypertensive Diseases in Pregnancy
Hypertensive Diseases in Pregnancy Conisha M. Holloman Baha M. Sibai Introduction Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy affect approximately 10% of pregnancies. Globally, approximately 2% to 8% of pregnancies are complicated by…
Anesthesia in the Normal and High-Risk Patient
Anesthesia in the Normal and High-Risk Patient Bhavani Shankar Kodali Andrew M. Malinow Introduction Women in labor require special anesthetic considerations because of the physiologic changes of pregnancy1 including Airway…
Critical Care Obstetrics
Critical Care Obstetrics Luis D. Pacheco Antonio F. Saad Mohamed Ibrahim Introduction Shock is a condition in which circulation fails to meet the nutritional needs of the cell and remove…
Fetal Surgical Interventions
Fetal Surgical Interventions Eftichia Kontopoulos Ruben Quintero Ramen H. Chmait Andrew H. Chon Denise Araujo Lapa Introduction In 1994, Quintero and colleagues introduced the concept of operative fetoscopy.1 The fundamental…
Fetal Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia
Fetal Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Victoria Lindstrom Chase Michael J. Paidas Introduction Fetal and neonatal thrombocytopenia is defined by a platelet count less than 150,000/µL. Thrombocytopenia can be the result of…
