Annotation

Unique in the market, this comprehensive book on advanced obstetrics practice focuses on the care of childbearing women withh complications during pregnancy & the related professional concerns of the perinatal professional caring for them. This is a substantial revision that reflects the significant change in this specialty area and the necessity to collaborate in practice to maximise patient outcomes; all chs will be revised by RN-MD author teams. includes the AWHONN perinatal Morbidity Advisory Panel top 5 Issues (Obesity; Thromboembolic Disease; Diabetes; Perinatal Infections; Cardiac Disease). The entire first section presents the realities of today's practice including ethics, collaboration and patient safety. Part three details the primary complications of pregnancy (19 chs). The co-publishing relationship with AWHONN establishes the credibility of this text.