Full Description
Obesity and Obstetrics, Second Edition, brings together experts to examine the issues and challenges of obesity and obstetrics, also discussing how obesity affects fertility, reproduction and pregnancy. Beginning with the worldwide epidemic of obesity, chapters then go on to review obesity and hyperglycemia of pregnancy, management of labor, interventions to improve care during pregnancy, and long-term impact of maternal obesity.
Contents
1. Worldwide Epidemic of Obesity
2. Social, Ethnic and Genetic Determinants of Obesity
3. The Psychological Basis of Obesity
4. Obesity and Adolescent Pregnancy (New Chapter)
5. Ultrasound Scanning in Obese Pregnancy
6. Obesity and Pre-Eclampsia
7. Obesity and Venous Thromboembolism
Section 2 Obesity and Hyperglycaemia of Pregnancy
8. Pregnancy and Metabolic Syndrome of Pregnancy
9. Maternal Obesity and Developmental priming of Risk of later disease
10. Screening for Gestational Diabetes
11. Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus to optimise outcomes (New Chapter)
12. Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Placental Dysfunction
Section 3 Management of Labour
13. Obesity and Prolonged Pregnancy
14. Induction of Labour in Obese Women
15. Intrapartum Care
16. Anaesthetic issues in Obese Women
17. Obesity and Placental pathology
18. Maternal Obesity and the risk of Stillbirth
19. Difficult Caesarean Section in Morbidly Obese Women
20. Sepsis in Pregnant Obese Women
21. Postpartum care for the recently delivered obese Women
22. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality among Obese Women
23. Impact of obesity on perinatal and Childhood outcomes (New chapter)
Section 4: Interventions to Improve Care of Women During Pregnancy
24. Medical and Surgical interventions for women planning Pregnancy
25. Evidence based Approach to the management of Obese Pregnant Women
26. Developing Standards of Care for Obese Women during pregnancy
27. Planning for the Future: Maternity Services in 2035
Section 5 Long-Term Impact of Maternal Obesity
28. Maternal Obesity - The road to Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk
29. Obese Women and Quality Of Life
30. Understanding eating Behaviour and Life Style issues to develop prevention strategies
