Operative Obstetrics, 4E

The new edition of this authoritative review of the clinical approach to diagnostic and therapeutic obstetric, maternal-fetal and perinatal procedures will be welcomed by all professionals involved in childbirth as a significant contribution to the practice of maternal-fetal medicine and surgical obstetrics.

Table of Contents:

1 Anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall, uterus, and pelvic organs

2 Topographic anatomy of the perineum, vulva, vagina, and surrounding structures

3 Clinical pelvimetry

4 First-trimester embryofetoscopy

5 Chorionic villus sampling

6 Amniocentesis

7 Fetal transfusion

8 Fetal reduction and selective termination

9 Spontaneous and indicated abortions

10 Percutaneous intrauterine fetal shunting

11 Cordocentesis

12 Minimally invasive fetal surgery—The Colorado approach

13 Fetal surgery—The Texas Children’s Fetal Center approach

14 Cervical insufficiency

15 Advanced extrauterine pregnancy

16 The role of cesarean delivery in the management of fetal malformations

17 Evaluation and management of stillbirth

18 Antepartum hemorrhage

19 Intrapartum fetal monitoring

20 Normal vaginal delivery

21 Shoulder dystocia

22 Postpartum hemorrhage

23 Forceps delivery

24 Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery

25 Fetal malpresentations

26 Delivery of twins and higher-order multiples

27 Maternal birth injuries

28 Puerperal inversion of the uterus

29 Wound healing, sutures, knots, needles, drains, and instruments

30 Cesarean delivery

31 Prevention of surgical site infections

32 Cesarean scar pregnancy

33 Anesthetic procedures in obstetrics

34 Cardiac monitoring in pregnancy

35 Trauma in pregnancy

36 Surgery during pregnancy

37 Urologic complications during pregnancy

38 Management of malignant and premalignant lesions of the female genital tract during pregnancy

39 Gestational trophoblastic disease

40 Patient safety

Index