In this essential guide for new mothers, one of the world’s leading herbalists provides information for each stage of a woman’s pregnancy, from conception to the immediate postpartum period. Beginning with a brief overview outlining fetal development and the changes women can expect during the 40 weeks of pregnancy, this book then details each pregnancy-related ailment — from potential miscarriage, anemia, and urinary and kidney problems to cramping, hemorrhoids, sleeplessness, and thrush and Candida — and offers suggestions for remedies from both Western and Chinese herbal traditions.

Covering preconception and interconception (between-pregnancy) well-being for women and men, Amy Ogle and Lisa Mazzullo draw on new research from their complementary fields of expertise and reveal how good preconception health can lower the risk of pregnancy complications and improve lifelong health. Why a ninety-day guide? It takes that long for sperm to mature, and at least that much time for the prospective mother to ensure that her body becomes pregnancy-ready. In a warm, intelligent style, the authors address up-to-date topics such as age, heredity, vaccinations, supplements, and weight.

Endometriosis affects women in the reproductive years, is associated with pelvic pain and infertility, and — although not life threatening — can seriously impair health, with huge economic and social consequences. It is arguably the most frequent problem encountered in contemporary More…gynecology and is the subject of much ongoing research and innovation in management. This beautifully and comprehensively illustrated Atlas, now in its third edition, provides a useful educational tool for trainees and general obstetricians and gynecologists who may not be up-to-date with the most important recent research on the diagnosis and management of the condition; particularly expanded for this edition are the chapters on ultrasound imaging and the nutritional aspects of the subject.

Abnormal placental adhesive disorders are associated to massive hemorrhage and high maternal morbidity and mortality. The main risk factor for abnormal invasive placentation is the repeated cesarean, although other factors were identified. There are specific techniques to provide a high confidence diagnosis. However, precise skills must be acquired to recognize detailed diagnostic signs, to avoid common technical mistakes, and also to know when, how and why it is necessary to use each of them. Presurgical study provides diagnosis, extension and compromise of neighboring structures such as the bladder or the parametrium. Knowledge of placental invasion extension is needed to plan any resective surgery such as hysterectomy or one-step conservative surgery. Due to the fact that topography of the invaded area has direct relation with the specific arterial pedicles, a map of the invasion is required to know which type of proximal vascular control can be more effective. Leaving the placenta in situ seems to be the best option when resources or a skilled team are not available, but it requires intensive postoperative controls to detect infection, bleeding or coagulation disorders. Hysterectomy can be an easy solution for non-experimented operators; however, it is usually a very complicated procedure with demonstrated morbidity and mortality due to hemodynamic and hemostatic problems.
This book gathers the latest knowledge in relation with the etiology, diagnosis, treatment and also the authors personal experience in more than 500 cases. All aspects of this condition have been analyzed to provide an accurate management, which includes vascular control, urology, anesthesia and hemodynamic management among others.

The purpose of this Atlas is to teach the technical details of pelvic surgical procedures by means of illustrations.
The format of the book is designed to permit a surgeon to follow a detailed description of the operation by word as well as by drawings or to combine the two if he chooses.
The written material on each page applies only to the plate which accompanies it. This method of necessity restricts the amount of descriptive writing, but we hope that the drawings are in sufficient detail to be almost self-explanatory. General matters are discussed in the introduction to each section.

Newborn Surgery, Third Edition provides a comprehensive compendium of the pathophysiology, investigation and management of neonatal disorders. Areas covered include in this new edition include: Preoperative assessment, Anesthesia, Postoperative management, Nutrition, Ethical considerations in newborn surgery, Head, neck, and chest surgery, Esophagus and gastrointestinal tract surgery ,Liver and biliary tract surgery, Anterior abdominal wall defects, Tumors, Spina bifida and hydrocephalus, Genitourinary issues, Long-term outcomes in newborn surgery, With its uniquely comprehensive coverage of neonatal surgical specialties, this book is the first stop for anyone looking to supplement their knowledge in this broad and increasingly disparate field, including pediatric surgeons, general surgeons with pediatric practice, neonatologists, pediatricians, and pediatric radiologists.

High-risk pregnancies present life-threatening challenges to two of your patients: the mother and her fetus. The direct, exemplary guidance in Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancy enables you to better understand your patients’ conditions devise optimum management strategies maximize the outcome and minimize the complications for both the mother and her fetus. To enhance clinical relevance, each protocol is written as if the patient were present. Evidence to support an intervention is given where it exists. The authors’ experience provides additional wise counsel. Key references provide the springboard for a deeper understanding of a topic. In this more compact and fully updated sixth edition, new protocols include: Amniotic fluid disorders, Depression, Fetal growth restriction, HIV, Indicated late preterm and early term birth, Malaria, Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis. Designed for clinical practice by the leaders of two generations of maternal-fetal medicine, no obstetrician or obstetric health care provider can afford to miss Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancy.

The new edition of Physiology in Childbearing with Anatomy and Related Biosciences continues to offer readers with a sound introduction to human biology as it relates to pregnancy and childbirth. The new edition retains the online question bank with downloadable image collection and is suitable for midwives – whether qualified or in training – throughout the world.

This concise and comprehensive resource is vital for the pathologist faced with providing accurate, timely, and clinically useful diagnoses for placentas, products of conception, and gravid hysterectomies. Combining the pathologic, research, and clinical expertise of a diverse group of editors and authors from centers of excellence for placental pathology, this book enables easy application of the latest Amsterdam international consensus classification criteria, with cross-references to previous terminology and a pathophysiology-based classification system. It provides complete descriptions and illustrations of diagnostic gross, microscopic, and immunohistochemical findings together with a thorough discussion of potential pitfalls and differential diagnosis. Current theories of the genetic and physiologic basis for disease processes, culminating in placental lesions are discussed. The book features high-quality images and standardized measurement tables to assist real-time diagnoses and provides access to an online version on Cambridge Core, which can be accessed via the code printed on the inside of the cover.

The third edition of Clinical Obstetrics — The Fetus andMother is unique in that it gives in-depth attention to the twopatients – fetus and mother, giving special coverage to eachpatient. Clinical Obstetrics — The Fetus and Mother coversthe biology, pathology, and clinical management of disordersaffecting the fetus and the mother with illustrations highlightingessential diagnostic features and treatment procedures. The bookhas been extensively revised and in some cases reorganized forclarity and flow. This book is fully up to date with specialchapters on: first trimester prenatal screening, 3-D and 4-D ultrasound, medical and surgical fetal therapy, foetal stem cell therapy, prenatal diagnosis and fetal developmental biology, benign tumors in pregnancy and extensive discussion of each of the main areas of maternaldiseases. The book has been made more succinct yet heavilyannotated and illustrated giving greater clinical emphasis enablingfast decisions at the point of care; all chapters now have keysummary points making it easy to retrieve information. In addition Clinical Obstetrics — The Fetus and Motherincludes a new searchable CD of the text including over 100 colourillustrations, and a Q&A book allowing you to test yourlearning.