This is an easy-to-use handbook written for the clinician and other healthcare professionals who treat and counsel pregnant women and women of child-bearing age. The authors provide historical perspective and background to support recommendations which are provided in each chapter. Importantly for the practitioners, recommendations and guidelines have been summarized and provided in tables that are easy to locate and interpret. This book discusses relevant topics in the scientific community such as determining to what extent prenatal and perinatal environmental factors are linked to childhood and adult obesity and chronic diseases.

The second edition of this quick reference handbook for obstetricians and gynecologists and primary care physicians is designed to complement the parent textbook "Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus & Mother"
The third edition of "Clinical Obstetrics: The Fetus" & "Mother" is unique in that it gives in-depth attention to the two patients - fetus and mother, with special coverage of each patient. "Clinical Obstetrics" thoroughly reviews the biology, pathology, and clinical management of disorders affecting both the fetus and the mother.
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Clinical Obstetrics" The Fetus & Mother "- Handbook" provides the practising physician with succinct, clinically focused information in an easily retrievable format that facilitates diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. When you need fast answers to specific questions, you can turn with confidence to this streamlined, updated reference.