Section 1: Foundations for Practice
Chapter 1 Obstetric Practice: State of the Specialty
Jeffrey P. Phelan and Bonnie Flood Chez
Chapter 2 Collaboration in Clinical Practice
Nan H. Troiano, Shailen S. Shah, and Mary Ellen Burke Sosa
Chapter 3 Ethical Challenges
Frank A. Chervenak, Laurence B. McCullough, and Bonnie Flood Chez
Section II: Clinical Practice Adjuncts
Chapter 4 Invasive Hemodynamic and Oxygen Transport Monitoring during Pregnancy
Nan H. Troiano and Sreedhar Gaddipati
Chapter 5 Mechanical Ventilation during Pregnancy
Nan H. Troiano and Thomas M. Jenkins
Chapter 6 Pharmacologic Agents
Suzanne McMurtry Baird, Stephen D. Krau and Michael A. Belfort
Section III: Clinical Application
Chapter 7 Hypertension in Pregnancy
Carol J. Harvey and Baha M. Sibai
Chapter 8 Cardiac Disorders in Pregnancy
Sreedhar Gaddipati and Nan H. Troiano
Chapter 9 Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy
Brian A. Mason and Karen Dorman
Chapter 10 Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Continuous Insulin Infusion Management in Pregnancy
Maribeth Inturrisi, Nancy C. Lintner and Kimberlee Sorem
Chapter 11 Anesthesia Emergencies in the Obstetric Setting
Patricia M. Witcher and Keith McLendon
Chapter 12 Induction of Labor
Washington C. Hill and Carol J. Harvey
Chapter 13 Acute Renal Failure
Betsy B. Kennedy, Carol J. Harvey and George R. Saade
Chapter 14 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pregnancy
Deborah Anne Cruz, Patricia M. Constanty and Shailen S. Shah
Chapter 15 Obstetric Hemorrhage
Carol J. Harvey and Gary A. Dildy
Chapter 16 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Pregnancy
Melissa C. Sisson and Marcy Mann
Chapter 17 Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
Patricia M. Witcher and Lewis Hamner III
Chapter 18 Sepsis in Pregnancy
Julie M. R. Arafeh and Bonnie K. Dwyer
Chapter 19 Amniotic Fluid Embolus
Renee’ Jones and Steven L. Clark
Chapter 20 Perinatal Infection
Patrick Duff
Chapter 21 Trauma in Pregnancy
Donna J. Ruth and Richard S. Miller
Chapter 22 Maternal Obesity: Effects on Pregnancy
Amy H. Picklesimer and Karen Dorman
Section IV: Clinical Care Guidelines
Nan Hess-Eggleston, Nan H. Troiano, Carol J. Harvey, and Bonnie Flood Chez
Guidelines for the Initial Assessment and Triage of Obstetric Patients
Guidelines for Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Guidelines for Use of Acoustic Stimulation
Guidelines for the Care of Patients in Labor
Guidelines for the Care of Patients in Preterm Labor
Guidelines for the Care of Patients with Diagnosed or Suspected Placenta Previa
Guidelines for the Care of Obstetric Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Guidelines for the Care of Patients with Preeclampsia - Eclampsia
Guidelines for the Care of Patients Undergoing Induction of Labor
Guidelines for the Care of Patients Undergoing Induction of Labor due to Intrauterine Fetal Demise
Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Trauma Patient
Guidelines for Care of the Patient Requiring Transport
Guidelines for the Critically Ill Obstetric Patient
