Williams obstetrics

Cunningham, F. Gary. (Added Author). Williams, J. Whitridge (John Whitridge), 1866-1931 (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0071413154
Physical Description: print
xi, 1441 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Edition: 22nd ed.
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill Professional, c2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Obstetrics in broad perspective -- Anatomy and physiology -- Maternal anatomy -- Implantation, embryogenesis, and placental development -- Fetal growth and development -- Maternal physiology -- Parturition -- Antepartum -- Preconceptional counseling -- Prenatal care -- Abortion -- Ectopic pregnancy -- Gestational trophoblastic disease -- Genetics -- Prenatal diagnosis and fetal therapy -- Teratology, drugs and other medications -- Antepartum assessment -- Ultrasonography and Doppler -- Labor and delivery -- Normal labor and delivery -- Intrapartum assessment -- Obstetrical anesthesia -- Dystocia--abnormal labor -- Disorders of amnionic fluid volume -- Induction of labor -- Forceps delivery and vacuum extraction -- Breech presentation and delivery -- Cesarean delivery and peripartum hysterectomy -- Prior cesarean delivery -- Abnormalities of the placenta, umbilical cord, and membranes -- Fetus and newborn -- The newborn infant -- Diseases and injuries of the fetus and newborn -- The puerperium -- Puerperal infection -- Contraception -- Sterilization -- Obstetrical complications -- Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy -- Obstetrical hemorrhage -- Preterm birth -- Postterm pregnancy -- Fetal growth disorders -- Multifetal gestation -- Abnormalities of the reproductive tract -- Medical and surgical complications -- General considerations and maternal evaluation -- Critical care and trauma -- Obesity -- Cardiovascular disease -- Chronic hypertension -- Pulmonary disorders -- Thromboembolic disorders -- Renal and urinary tract disorders -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Hepatic, biliary tract, and pancreatic disorders -- Hematological disorders -- Diabetes -- Thyroid and other endocrine disorders -- Connective tissue disorders -- Neurological and psychiatric disorders -- Dermatological disorders -- Neoplastic diseases -- Infections -- Sexually transmitted diseases.