Critical Care Obstetrics
Improve medical outcomes for both mothers and children with this essential guide
For the first time in decades, maternal mortality rates are climbing in the United States. Factors including lack of access to prenatal care, un- or underinsured populations, rising rates of cardiovascular disease, and more combine to make pregnancy and childbirth more dangerous prospects. In this environment, the study of critical care obstetrics has never been more essential.
Critical Care Obstetrics, Seventh Edition a fully updated guide to the medical management of serious conditions in pregnancy and childbirth. Beginning with basic principles, it surveys the potential serious complications occurring in pregnancy and delivery and the techniques and procedures for maximizing patient outcomes for both pregnant people and fetuses. This clear, accessible text promises to continue the essential work of earlier editions.
Readers of the seventh edition of Critical Care Obstetrics will also find:
- Detailed protocols for implementing life-saving treatments in emergencies
- New chapters on topics including ECMO, antibiotics, and pneumonia
- Authorship by internationally renowned experts in emergency obstetrics
Critical Care Obstetrics is ideal for working clinical obstetricians and for trainees in obstetrics and gynecology.
This is a demo of the first 51 pages of a 1208-page book. It is a sample of the book that you can read before you buy the full version.
