Obstetric Medicine

Obstetric Medicine, the first title in a new Oxford Specialist Handbooks series covering Obstetrics and Gynaecology, contains relevant, accessible, and focused information to help both general physicians to manage medical conditions during pregnancy, and the specialist obstetrician manage general medicine in the pregnant patient.

Pregnant women regularly present with medical problems to many different medical specialties, and as their physiology is changed by the pregnancy, so too is the way in which many chronic illnesses behave. There are also differences in which drugs or investigations may be appropriate during pregnancy. This new specialist handbook provides a comprehensive overview of medical conditions in the pregnant patient, and covers the syllabus for both the RCOG Advanced Training Skills Module (ATSM) and the maternal medicine for obstetric trainees.

Filled with links to national and international guidelines, expert advice, and evidence-based management strategies for a range of acute and chronic conditions that can occur in the pregnant woman, this handbook is an essential new addition to the literature for all physicians who work with pregnant patients in their practice.

Table of Contents

1: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
2: Cardiology
3: Respiratory
4: Gastroenterology
5: Liver disease
6: Renal disease
7: Neurology
8: Rheumatology
9: Haematology
10: Venous thromboembolism
11: Diabetes mellitus
12: Endocrinology
13: Infectious diseases
14: Oncology
15: Dermatology
16: Perinatal mental health
17: Ophthalmology

Charlotte J. Frise, Consultant Physician in Obstetric Medicine and General Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Oxford, UK, and Sally Collins, Consultant Obstetrician subspecialising in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK