Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies - 7th Edition by John T Queenan & Catherine Y Spong & Charles J Lockwood (Paperback)

About the Book

"The current acceleration in medical discoveries parallels Moore's law for computer chips. In the 1950's medical knowledge doubled every 50 years, by the 1980's it doubled every 7 years and now medical knowledge is estimated to double about every two months (1). How can busy obstetricians keep pace? Through 7 editions Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies has helped address this exact challenge. Providing just-in-time content, its focus on protocols and guidelines helps organize medical thinking, avoid heuristic errors of omission and commission and optimize maternal and fetal outcomes"--

Book Synopsis

Through seven editions, Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies has helped busy obstetricians keep pace with a constantly evolving field. Providing just-in-time content, its focus on protocols and guidelines helps organize medical thinking, avoid heuristic errors of omission and commission, and optimize maternal and fetal outcomes.

As with the prior six editions, the editors have once again assembled some of the world's top obstetrical and medical experts. This seventh edition has also been expanded to include a number of new topics, including:

• Protocols on opioid use, misuse and addition in pregnancy and postpartum
• Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of aneuploidy
• Periconceptual genetic screening
• Expanded protocols on maternal valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathies
• Protocols on arboviruses, including Zika and malaria

Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies: An Evidence-Based Approach will be an essential reference for obstetricians, medical students, general practitioners and all medical professionals who are seeking the most up-to-date information and guidance on high-risk pregnancies.

From the Back Cover

Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies: An Evidence-Based Approach, 7th edition

Through seven editions, Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies has helped busy obstetricians keep pace with a constantly evolving field. Providing just-in-time content, its focus on protocols and guidelines helps organize medical thinking, avoid heuristic errors of omission and commission, and optimize maternal and fetal outcomes.

As with the prior six editions, the editors have once again assembled some of the world's top obstetrical and medical experts. This seventh edition has also been expanded to include a number of new topics, including:

• Protocols on opioid use, misuse and addition in pregnancy and postpartum
• Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of aneuploidy
• Periconceptual genetic screening
• Expanded protocols on maternal valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathies
• Protocols on arboviruses, including Zika and malaria

Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies: An Evidence-Based Approach will be an essential reference for obstetricians, medical students, general practitioners and all medical professionals who are seeking the most up-to-date information and guidance on high-risk pregnancies.

About the Author

About the Editors

JOHN T. QUEENAN, MD, Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.

CATHERINE Y. SPONG, MD, is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. She also serves as Chief of the Department's Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

CHARLES J. LOCKWOOD, MD, MHCM, is Senior Vice President of USF Health, Dean of Morsani College of Medicine and a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Public Health at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL, USA.