Obesity and pregnancy
By: edited by Margaret Rees, Mahantesh Karoshi [and] Louis Keith
Publisher: Royal Society of Medicine Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; Ashland, OH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781853157615
Subjects: Pregnancy; Obesity; Complications; Risk Factors; Pregnancy Complications
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Epidemiology and long-term health consequences of obesity / Hamisu M. Salihu and Alice R. Richman; title: 2. Pregravid obesity and excessive weight gain: implications on pregnancy / Galia Oron, Yariv Yogev and Moshe Hod; title: 3. psychology of obesity in women and pregnancy / Georgina Jones; title: 4. molecular biology of obesity / David C. W. Lau; title: 5. Obesity and conception / Erica E. Marsh and Randall B. Barnes; title: 6. Maternal risks: hypertension, thromboembolism, and gestational diabetes / Daghni Rajasingam and Hannah Rickard; title: 7. Fetal risks: early and late pregnancy, and long-term complications in adult life / Eyal Sheiner and Adi Y. Weintraub; title: 8. Antenatal care and ultrasound monitoring / Rebecca Black; title: 9. Intrapartum care / Leslie Iffy and Lisa Gittens-Williams; title: 10. Postpartum care / Kirsten Duckitt; title: 11. Obesity and contraception / Ailsa E. Gebbie; title: 12. Diet and anti-obesity drugs / Manny Noakes and Jane Scott; title: 13. Surgical treatment of chronic overnutrition / John G. Kral; title: 14. Diabetes and obesity / Orli Most and Oded Langer; title: 15. Operative delivery / LaTasha Nelson and Alan M. Peaceman; title: 16. Anaesthetic techniques / Melaine J. Woolnough and Steven M. Yentis.