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Author:   Cynthia A. Wong (Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA) ,  Warwick D Ngan Kee, MD (Director of Obstetric Anaesthesia, The Chinese University of Hong Kong) ,  Lawrence C. Tsen ,  Yaakov Beilin (Professor of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   7th edition
Weight:   2.830kg
ISBN:  

9780443111846

ISBN 10:   0443111847
Pages:   1328
Publication Date:   15 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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PART I: Introduction 1. The History of Obstetric Anesthesia PART II: Maternal and Fetal Physiology 2. Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy 3. Uteroplacental Blood Flow 4. The Placenta: Anatomy, Physiology, Transfer of Drugs, and Pathology PART III: Fetal and Neonatal Assessment and Therapy 5. Fetal Physiology 6. Antepartum Fetal Assessment and Therapy 7. Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery and Other Intrauterine Procedures 8. Intrapartum Fetal Assessment and Therapy 9. Neonatal Assessment and Resuscitation 10. Fetal and Neonatal Neurologic Injury 11. Quality, Patient Safety, and Medical Error PART IV: Foundations in Obstetric Anesthesia 12. Spinal and Epidural Analgesia and Anesthesia: Anatomy, Physiology, and Technique 13. Local Anesthetics and Opioids 14. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Obstetric Anesthesia Care 15. Obstetric Anesthesia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries PART V: Anesthesia Before and During Pregnancy 16. Pharmacology During Pregnancy and Lactation 17. Problems of Early Pregnancy 18. Nonobstetric Surgery During Pregnancy PART VI: Labor and Delivery Vaginal Delivery 19. Obstetric Management of Labor and Vaginal Delivery 20. Trial of Labor and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Delivery 21. The Pain of Childbirth and Its Effect on the Mother and the Fetus 22. Childbirth Preparation and Nonpharmacologic Analgesia 23. Systemic and Nonneuraxial Regional Labor Analgesia 24. Epidural and Spinal Analgesia: Anesthesia for Labor and Vaginal Delivery 25. Postpartum Tubal Sterilization PART VII: Cesarean Delivery 26. Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery 27. Postoperative Analgesia PART VIII: Anesthesia Complications 28. Aspiration: Risk, Prophylaxis, and Treatment 29. The Difficult Airway: Risk, Assessment, Prophylaxis, and Management 30. Postpartum Headache 31. Neurologic Complications of Pregnancy and Neuraxial Anesthesia 32. Shared Decision-Making and Informed Consent in Obstetric Anesthesia PART IX: Obstetric Complications 33. Preterm Labor and Delivery 34. Abnormal Presentation and Multiple Gestation 35. Hypertensive Disorders 36. Infection 37. Antepartum and Postpartum Hemorrhage 38. Embolic Disorders PART X: The Patient With Systemic Disease 39. Maternal Mortality 40. Autoimmune Disorders 41. Cardiovascular Disease 42. Chronic Pain During and After Pregnancy 43. Endocrine Disorders 44. Hematologic and Coagulation Disorders 45. Liver Disease 46. Musculoskeletal Disorders 47. Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disease 48. Obesity 49. Psychiatric Disorders 50. Renal Disease 51. Respiratory Disease 52. Substance Use Disorders 53. Trauma and Critical Care

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Cynthia A. Wong is Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesia, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa. Warwick D. Ngan Kee is the Director of Obstetric Anaesthesia at The Chinese University of Hong Kong Lawrence C. Tsen is Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Director of Anesthesia, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Associate Director, Center for Professionalism and Peer Support Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Yaakov Beilin is Professor of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Jill M. Mhyre is The Dola S Thompson Professor, Director of Obstetric Anesthesia, Vice-Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Brian T. Bateman is Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Obstetric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. David H. Chestnut is Professor of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

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