Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies (7th Edition)

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Even after thirty years, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies, Seventh Edition is still the best option for authoritative guidance on the management of today's obstetric patients. The most up-to-date information on everything from the fetal origins of adult disease to the improvement of global maternal health to important topics in day-to-day obstetrical practice is made available to you by experts from all over the world who are recognized authorities in this field. This best-selling obstetrics reference is an excellent resource for residents, medical students, and clinicians because it is comprehensively illustrated, easily readable, and straightforward in its explanations.

• Take advantage of the knowledge that has been compiled by specialists from all over the world in this area, including two new editors — Drs. Vincenzo Berghella and William Grobman — and nearly thirty new contributors.

• Get a fresh viewpoint on a wide variety of important topics facing the world today, all of which are supported by evidence and are simple to read.

• Comprehensive revisions in every area, including the following four chapters: “Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Delivery,” “Obesity,” “Placenta Accreta,” and “Improving Global Maternal Health: Challenges and Opportunities.”

• Eleven videos reinforce the material covered in the chapter and enhance learning in subject areas such as operative vaginal delivery and cesarean delivery.

• The comprehension of each chapter is made easier and more comprehensive through the increased use of italicized statements and bulleted lists, in addition to additional tables, flow diagrams, and flowcharts.

• For quick and easy reference, here is a brand new glossary of the key abbreviations that are used most frequently.

• The Obstetrical Ultrasound chapter contains more than one hundred images that serve as an important resource for understanding normal and abnormal fetal anatomy.