Pregnancy Medicine

This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of medical disorders during pregnancy. Beginning with an overview of foetal growth, the following chapters discuss the management of numerous common and more complex disorders during pregnancy, from hypertension and skin problems, to diabetes, infectious diseases, sepsis, epilepsy, and thyroid dysfunction. Contributions from experts in the field explain disease processes, advanced diagnostic techniques and newer therapeutic methods. A separate chapter discusses the technology and ethics surrounding umbilical cord blood transplantation and banking. Key points Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and treatment of medical disorders during pregnancy Covers numerous common and more complex conditions Discusses ethics and technology of umbilical cord blood transplantation and banking Includes nearly 90 images, illustrations and tables