Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies: Book with Online Access (Obstetrics Normal and Problem Preqnancies)

By Jennifer R. Niebyl, Henry L. Galan, Steven G. Gabbe, et al.

Book Overview

Now available with online access, this trusted and tested reference provides easy access to vital information on current diagnoses, therapy, and management of both the normal and high-risk patient, wherever and whenever you need it most. It also offers a firm foundation of knowledge in anatomy, embryology, physiology, pathology, genetics, and teratology - all essential to successful practice in this fast-changing field. The online component allows you to search the complete contents of the printed text and is personally updated by the editors regularly for the life of the edition.Cover the important foundations of basic science and physiology of normal and complicated obstetrics.Includes evidence based information on normal obstetric practice.Presents in-depth information on problems encountered in clinical practice, as well as high-risk obstetrics.Presents the work of four new associate editors - broadening the book's international appeal - as well as more than 20 new contributors for fresh practice perspectives.
Offers new chapters covering placental anatomy and physiology - non-invasive prenatal diagnostic techniques - abnormal labor - operative vaginal delivery - cervical incompetence - amniotic fluid disorders - thrombophilias - and thromboembolic disorders.
Features a new full-color format for easier reference, as well as a new appendix of normal values.
Distills the expertise of leading contributors from the fields of maternal-fetal medicine, anesthesiology, neonatology, internal medicine, dermatology, genetics, and ethics - providing a real-life, interdisciplinary perspective.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443069301
• ISBN13: 9780443069307
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Length: 1416 Pages
• Weight: 6.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 2.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Buenisimo!

The book arrived in excellent condition. The contents reflects the latest in ideas and research. I'm completely satisfied.

Textbook for OB-GYNs

This textbook was recommended by our local OB-GYN specialist. We reviewed it and agreed prior to shipping them to all of the teaching universities we have been working with in Romania. Nearly 1500 pages of practical and intelligent information in an easy to read format.

Pocket Companion to Accompany Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies (Paperback)

I'm a certified-nurse midwife and I love this book. It's pretty much everything that's in the medical text, Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies, minus the research data. It's small and portable and actually a pleasure to read. I hope there's an updated version coming out soon - this one was published in 2002.

The easier-to-read "Bible" of Obstetrics

There are two texts that are considered the most authoritative on the subject of Obstetrics. Williams is edited by the staff at Parkland, the largest Obstetric hospital in the U.S. and not surprisingly, they consider their text to be "the premier source for the specialty". Williams is also academically dry.Gabbe, by comparison, is easier to read and covers essentially the same material. This text is written in a way that that I feel you don't have to be an OB Geek to follow the various points. This is NOT to say that Gabbe is "OB for Dummies" or a cliff-notes version of an OB text: As Department Head of OB/GYN at a Major Hospital, I find Gabbe both authoritative and complete.Cutting to the chase: Gabbe is easier to read than Williams, and if you need info more in-depth, you should already be a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology anyway (or at least a junior fellow), which means that you're accessing the ACOG website on-line anyway.

Must-have comprehensive OB text

This well-written and easy to navigate book is the Harrison's of OB. The index is relatively easy to use, and the charts and pictures assist with full understanding.