Ideal for residents, fellows in training, and obstetric practitioners who need a quick review in practice, Gabbe’s Obstetrics Essentials is a portable, high-yield reference designed to put must-know obstetric information at your fingertips. Taken from Gabbe’s Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies, this concise resource compiles the most essential information from the best-selling text into one convenient handbook. You’ll find key content in an easy-to-read bulleted format, providing a well-rounded and authoritative overview of all aspects of obstetrics.

• Focuses solely on obstetrics with only the most important, clinically relevant points included, making it a quick and reliable way to find answers, confirm clinical decisions, or guide initial assessments.
• Includes key points at the beginning of each chapter, specially selected figures and tables, and a glossary of terms for efficient study and fast reference.
• Features clinically important information throughout, with additional foundational content provided online.
• Keeps you up to date with fast-changing issues such as vaginal birth after caesarian delivery, placenta accrete, obesity, and obstetric ultrasound.

Contents

۱. Placental Anatomy and Physiology
۲. Fetal Development and Physiology
۳. Maternal Physiology
۴. Maternal-Fetal Immunology
۵. Developmental Origins of Adult Health and Disease
۶. Preconception and Prenatal Care
۷. Nutrition During Pregnancy
۸. Drugs and Environmental Agents in Pregnancy and Lactation : Teratology and Epidemiology
۹. Obstetric Ultrasound : Imaging, Dating, Growth, and Anomaly
۱۰. Genetic Screening and Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis
۱۱. Antepartum Fetal Evaluation
۱۲. Normal Labor and Delivery
۱۳. Abnormal Labor and Induction of Labor
۱۴. Operative Vaginal Delivery
۱۵. Intrapartum Fetal Evaluation
۱۶. Obstetric Anesthesia
۱۷. Malpresentations
۱۸. Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage
۱۹. Cesarean Delivery
۲۰. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery
۲۱. Placenta Accreta
۲۲. The Neonate
۲۳. Postpartum Care and Long-Term Health Considerations
۲۴. Lactation and Breastfeeding
۲۵. Surgery During Pregnancy
۲۶. Trauma and Related Surgery in Pregnancy
۲۷. Early Pregnancy Loss and Stillbirth
۲۸. Cervical Insufficiency
۲۹. Preterm Labor and Birth
۳۰. Premature Rupture of the Membranes
۳۱. Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Disorders
۳۲. Multiple Gestations
۳۳. Intrauterine Growth Restriction
۳۴. Red Cell Alloimmunization
۳۵. Amniotic Fluid Disorders
۳۶. Prolonged and Postterm Pregnancy
۳۷. Heart Disease in Pregnancy
۳۸. Respiratory Disease in Pregnancy
۳۹. Renal Disease in Pregnancy
۴۰. Diabetes Mellitus Complicating Pregnancy
۴۱. Obesity in Pregnancy
۴۲. Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases in Pregnancy
۴۳. Pituitary and Adrenal Disorders in Pregnancy
۴۴. Hematologic Complications of Pregnancy
۴۵. Thromboembolic Disorders in Pregnancy
۴۶. Collagen Vascular Diseases in Pregnancy
۴۷. Hepatic Disorders During Pregnancy
۴۸. Gastrointestinal Disorders During Pregnancy
۴۹. Neurologic Disorders in Pregnancy
۵۰. Malignant Diseases and Pregnancy
۵۱. Skin Disease and Pregnancy
۵۲. Maternal and Perinatal Infection : Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis in Pregnancy
۵۳. Maternal and Perinatal Infection in Pregnancy : Viral
۵۴. Maternal and Perinatal Infection in Pregnancy : Bacterial
۵۵. Mental Health and Behavioral Disorders in Pregnancy
۵۶. Patient Safety and Quality Measurement in Obstetric Care
۵۷. Ethical and Legal Issues in Perinatology
۵۸. Improving Global Maternal Health : Challenges and Opportunities