Pregnancy in the Obese Woman : Clinical Management / edited by Deborah L. Conway.

Front Matter -- Colour Plates -- The Epidemiology of Obesity in Pregnancy / Susan Y Chu -- Psychological Aspects of Obesity in Women / D Yvette LaCoursiere -- Preparing for Pregnancy: Special Considerations for the Obese Woman / Anne Lang Dunlop, Divya Narayan, Vita Lam Mayes -- Bariatric Surgery: A Primer for the Obstetric Care Provider / C R Hall, Bradley J Needleman -- Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery / Anatte Karmon, Eyal Sheiner -- The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Fetal and Neonatal Outcomes / Donald J Dudley -- Abnormal Fetal Growth Related to Maternal Obesity / Hugh M Ehrenberg -- Special Considerations in Prenatal Care / Hugh M Ehrenberg -- Nutrition and Weight Gain in the Obese Gravida / Naomi E Stotland, Janet King, Barbara Abrams -- Exercise Recommendations for the Obese Gravida / Krista L Rompolski, John M Jakicic -- Obesity Co-Morbid Conditions in Pregnancy: Diabetes and Hypertension / Eran Hadar, Yariv Yogev -- Obstetric Management of the Obese Parturient / James M Alexander -- Abdominal Surgery in the Morbidly Obese Patient / Ashley Parker, Deborah L Conway -- Breast Feeding and Contraception / Elizabeth Reifsnider -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The epidemiology of obesity in pregnancy / Susan Y. Chu -- Psychological aspects of obesity in women / Yvette Lacoursiere -- Preparing for pregnancy : special considerations for the obese woman / Anne Lang Dunlop, Divya Narayan, and Vita Lam -- Bariatric surgery : a primer for the obstetric care provider / C.R. Hall and Bradley J. Needleman -- Pregnancy after bariatric surgery / Anatte Karmon and Eyal Sheiner -- The impact of maternal obesity on fetal and neonatal outcomes / Donald J. Dudley -- Abnormal fetal growth related to maternal obesity / Hugh M. Ehrenberg -- Special considerations in prenatal care / Hugh M. Ehrenberg -- Nutrition and weight gain in the obese gravida / Naomi E. Stotland, Janet King, and Barbara Abrams -- Exercise recommendations for the obese gravida / Krista L Rompolski and John M. Jakicic -- Obesity co-morbid conditions in pregnancy : diabetes and hypertension / Eran Hadar and Yariv Yogev -- Obstetric management of the obese parturient / James M. Alexander -- Operative techniques for abdominal surgery in the morbidly obese patient / Ashley Parker and Deborah L. Conway -- Breast feeding and contraception : special considerations in obese women / Elizabeth Reifsnider.

Obesity is becoming an increasing global healthcare challenge, and overweight expecting mothers are at risk of complications during their pregnancy. This unique clinical focused book covers evidence-based practices for obstetricians and assists them as they care for both the fetus as well as the mother-to-be if a critical circumstance develops during the pregnancy.

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