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Gabbe's Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies

  • 9th Edition - August 31, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Mark B. Landon, Henry L. Galan, Eric R.M. Jauniaux, Deborah A. Driscoll, Vincenzo Berghella, William A. Grobman, Sarah J. Kilpatrick, Alison G. Cahill
  • Language: English

**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Obstetrics & Gynecology**An ideal day-to-day reference or study tool for residents and clinicians, Gabbe's Obstetrics: Norm… Read more

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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Obstetrics & Gynecology**

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
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

Readership

OB/gyn residents, fellows, and practitioners, maternal-fetal medicine practitioners

Table of contents

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
II Anatomy of the Pelvis
III Glossary of Key Abbreviations

Product details

  • Edition: 9
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 31, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

ML

Mark B. Landon

Affiliations and expertise
Richard L. Meiling Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA

HG

Henry L. Galan

Affiliations and expertise
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, USA

EJ

Eric R.M. Jauniaux

Affiliations and expertise
Professor in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, EGA Institute for Women’s Health, University College London (UCL), London, UK

DD

Deborah A. Driscoll

Affiliations and expertise
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, USA

VB

Vincenzo Berghella

Dr. Vincenzo Berghella, Professor and Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University. He has over 25 years of experience, won many awards, belongs to several international and local societies. He is the Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology-MFM, is associate editor on several journals and serves as an editorial board member of many other journals. He has published over 300+ publications, is a prolific speaker, and has been interviewed ~50 times in alternative media sources, magazines, and news stations such as CBS and NBC news
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

WG

William A. Grobman

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Vice Chair, Clinical Operations, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA

SK

Sarah J. Kilpatrick

Affiliations and expertise
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, USA

AC

Alison G. Cahill

Affiliations and expertise
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, USA