Descrição

The aim of this book is to focus on the high-risk pregnancy. Pregnancy and childbearing are attended by certain challenges and risks to the mother as well as to the fetus. The aim is to improve our management of high-risk situations and optimize the outcome of pregnancy in current era. The purpose of this book is to provide information necessary for high-risk pregnancy because they have the potential for high mortality and morbidity for mother and fetus because of unique anatomic and physiological changes that influence diagnosis and management. The book covers various aspects which puts the fetus at risk, and presents update on prenatal care, management of various medical disorders, hematological disorders, and infections during pregnancy, etc. A number of new chapters have been added like missing dimensions in antenatal care. Chapters have been written in a way so that they provide contemporary information and stimulate clinical thinking. Presentation of all the chapters in a precise and systematic manner is a joint collaborative effort.