Gestational Complications Meghan E. Pratts Janice Henderson This chapter reviews several common antenatal complications: Amniotic fluid disorders (including oligohydramnios, polyhydramnios) Intrauterine growth restriction Cervical insufficiency Multiple gestation Postterm pregnancy Fetal…
Complications of Labor and Delivery Veena Choubey Erika F. Werner UTERINE DEHISCENCE OR RUPTURE Dehiscence is defined as lower uterine scar separation that does not breach the serosa; it rarely…
Fetal Assessment Sarahn M. Wheeler Edith Gurewitsch Allen Antenatal fetal surveillance is performed using various modalities that allow care providers to closely monitor fetuses at risk for uteroplacental insufficiency. Its…
Normal Labor and Delivery, Operative Delivery, and Malpresentations John L. Wu Betty Chou Labor is defined as repetitive uterine contractions of sufficient frequency, intensity, and duration to cause progressive cervical…
Preconception Counseling and Prenatal Care William Fletcher Melissa L. Russo PRECONCEPTION CARE AND COUNSELING Preconception care and counseling are important to identify any medical, pharmacologic, behavioral, or social risks to…
Critical Care Emily S. Wu Meredith L. Birsner INTRODUCTION Intensive care unit (ICU) admission is indicated for patients requiring intensive monitoring and physiologic support for organ failure. Indications for intensive…
Breast Diseases Abigail D. Winder Jill Edwardson Breast cancer is a common and devastating health issue for many women. One in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime….
Primary and Preventive Care Hannah Anastasio Silka Patel Obstetrician-gynecologists are in a unique position to interact with women across the reproductive and age spectrum and are seen by many patients…
Fig. 17.1 (a) Transvaginal longitudinal ultrasonographic uterine scan with submucous myoma located in posterior uterine wall. (b) Preoperative transvaginal ultrasonographic scan showing fundal and corporal myomas The common advice is…
Fig. 3.1 A typical uterine leiomyoma, composed by bundles of spindle cells, similar to those present in the myometrial wall: only the whirling and irregular arrangement of the cellular bundles…
