An ideal day-to-day reference or study tool for residents and clinicians, Gabbe's Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies, 9th Edition, is your #1 choice for evidence-based, comprehensive information in this complex field. Now fully revised from cover to cover, it offers fast access to the key content you need to know—both when preparing for exams and also at the point of care. This highly regarded, must-have text is written and organized for easy access, making it essential not only for obstetricians and trainees, but also for nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, and physician assistants.
Key Features
- Puts the latest obstetrics knowledge at your fingertips, allowing you to quickly access the information you need to treat patients, participate knowledgably on rounds, and perform well on exams.
- Covers all aspects of normal pregnancy, complicated pregnancy, managing comorbidities in pregnancy, and pre- and postnatal care, including hot topics such as prevention of maternal mortality, diabetes in pregnancy, obesity in pregnancy, vaginal birth after Cesarean section, and more.
- Includes convenient, at-a-glance features such as key points boxes, bolded text, chapter summaries and conclusions, key abbreviations boxes, and quick-reference tables, management and treatment algorithms, and bulleted lists throughout.
- Contains all-new chapters on Obstetrical Ultrasound: Detection of Fetal Anomalies and Fetal Intervention and Therapy, as well as extensively revised and updated chapters on Antepartum Fetal Evaluation; Maternal Mortality: A Global Perspective; Multiple Gestations; and Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy.
- Features detailed illustrations from cover to cover, including more than 100 ultrasound images that provide an important resource for normal and abnormal fetal anatomy.
- Provides access to videos that enhance learning in areas such as Cesarean delivery and operative vaginal delivery.
Author Information
Edited by Mark B. Landon, MD, Richard L. Meiling Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio; Henry L. Galan, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Fetal Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado Fetal Care Center, Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado; Eric R. M. Jauniaux, MD, PhD, FRCOG, Professor in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, EGA Institute for Women’s Health, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom; Deborah A. Driscoll, MD, Luigi Mastroianni, Jr. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Senior Vice President, Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania, Chief Physician Executive, Penn Medicine Medical Group, Vice Dean for Professional Services, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Vincenzo Berghella, MD, Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; William A. Grobman, MD, MBA, Professor, Vice Chair, Clinical Operations, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio; Sarah J. Kilpatrick, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Helping Hand of Los Angeles Endowed Chair, Vice Dean for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California and Alison G. Cahill, MD, MSCI, Professor, Department of Women’s Health, Associate Dean of Translational Research, Director, Dell Medical School Health Transformation Research Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
1 Placental Anatomy and Physiology
2 Fetal Development, Physiology, and Effects on Long-Term Health
3 Maternal Physiology
4 Maternal-Fetal Immunology
5 Preconception and Prenatal Care
6 Nutrition During Pregnancy
7 Drugs and Environmental Agents in Pregnancy and Lactation: Teratology, Epidemiology, and Patient Management
8 Substance Use Disorder in Pregnancy
9 Obstetric Ultrasound: Dating, Imaging, and Growth
10 Obstetric Ultrasound: Detection of Fetal Anomalies
11 Fetal Intervention and Therapy
12 Genetic Screening and Diagnosis
13 Normal Labor and Delivery
14 Induction of Labor
15 Operative Vaginal Delivery
16 Shoulder Dystocia
17 Intrapartum Fetal Evaluation
18 Obstetric Anesthesia
19 Malpresentations and Malposition
20 Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage
21 Cesarean Delivery
22 Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery
23 Placenta Accreta Spectrum
24 Patient Safety and Quality Measurement in Obstetric Care
25 The Neonate
26 Pregnancy as a Window to Future Maternal and Child Health
27 Antepartum Fetal Evaluation
28 Amniotic Fluid Disorders
29 Late- and Postterm Pregnancy
30 Fetal Growth Restriction
31 Surgery During Pregnancy
32 Trauma in Pregnancy
33 Pregnancy Loss
34 Stillbirth
35 Cervical Insufficiency
36 Spontaneous Preterm Labor and Birth: Definition, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention
37 Premature Rupture of the Membranes
38 Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
39 Multiple Gestations
40 Red Cell Alloimmunization
41 Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
42 Heart Disease in Pregnancy
43 Respiratory Disease in Pregnancy
44 Kidney Disease in Pregnancy
45 Diabetes Mellitus Complicating Pregnancy
46 Obesity in Pregnancy
47 Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases in Pregnancy
48 Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders in Pregnancy
49 Hematologic Complications of Pregnancy
50 Thromboembolic Disorders in Pregnancy
51 Collagen Vascular Diseases in Pregnancy
52 Hepatic Disorders During Pregnancy
53 Gastrointestinal Diseases in Pregnancy
54 Neurologic Disorders in Pregnancy
55 Malignant Diseases and Pregnancy
56 Skin Disease and Pregnancy
57 Maternal and Perinatal Viral Infection in Pregnancy
58 Bacterial and Parasitic Infections in Pregnancy
59 Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders in Pregnancy
APPENDIX I Normal Values in Pregnancy and Ultrasound Measurements
APPENDIX II Anatomy of the Pelvis
APPENDIX III Glossary of Key Abbreviations
INDEX