Manual of Obstetrics (Paperback)

Easily manage the care, assessments and complications of your pregnant patients, in addition to the newly classified individual fetal patients. The updated and revised eighth edition of the popular Manual of Obstetrics skillfully addresses the care, assessment, and complications, as well as other emerging issues handled daily by obstetric providers. Top-rated among obstetrics manuals, this practical, authoritative text is both an excellent desk reference and on-the-spot guide. Essential data and commentary are provided on all the major areas of obstetric care, obstetric complications, maternal complications, fetal assessment, fetal complications, and neonatal care. This edition also includes new information on fetal intervention issues and on endocrine disorders. A new chapter on Fetal Therapy addresses the rising consensus that the fetus should be considered an individual patient. Features: bulleted formatted text to aid quick-reference; chapter sections address background, evaluation, differential diagnosis, lab tests, diagnosis and treatment; numerous tables, algorithms and line drawings illuminate complex concepts and new chapter on Fetal Therapy. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: complete content with enhanced navigation; a powerful search tool that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web; cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation; highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text; ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues and quick-reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.