Williams Obstetrics: 23rd Edition Book

Associate Editors Artists Preface Acknowledgments
Section 1: Overview
1. Overview of Obstetrics
Section 2: Maternal and Fetal Anatomy and Physiology
2. Maternal Anatomy
3. Implantation, Embryogenesis, and Placental Development
4. Fetal Growth and Development
5. Maternal Physiology
6. Parturition
Section 3: Antepartum
7. Preconceptional Counseling
8. Prenatal Care
9. Abortion
10. Ectopic Pregnancy
11. Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
12. Genetics
13. Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy
14. Teratology and Medications That Affect the Fetus
15. Antepartum Assessment
16. Fetal Imaging
Section 4: Labor and Delivery
17. Normal Labor and Delivery
18. Intrapartum Assessment
19. Obstetrical Anesthesia
20. Abnormal Labor
21. Disorders of Amnionic Fluid Volume
22. Labor Induction
23. Forceps Delivery and Vacuum Extraction
24. Breech Presentation and Delivery
25. Cesarean Delivery and Peripartum Hysterectomy
26. Prior Cesarean Delivery
27. Abnormalities of the Placenta, Umbilical Cord, and Membranes
Section 5: Fetus & Newborn
28. The Newborn Infant
29. Diseases and Injuries of the Fetus and Newborn
Section 6: Puerperium
30. The Puerperium
31. Puerperal Infection
32. Contraception
33. Sterilization
Section 7: Obstetrical Complications
34. Pregnancy Hypertension
35. Obstetrical Hemorrhage
36. Preterm Birth
37. Postterm Pregnancy
38. Fetal Growth Disorders
39. Multifetal Gestation
40. Reproductive Tract Abnormalities
Section 7: Medical and Surgical Complications
41. General Considerations and Maternal Evaluation
42. Critical Care and Trauma
43. Obesity
44. Cardiovascular Disease
45. Chronic Hypertension
46. Pulmonary Disorders
47. Thromboembolic Disorders
48. Renal and Urinary Tract Disorders
49. Gastrointestinal Disorders
50. Hepatic, Biliary Tract, and Pancreatic Disorders
51. Hematological Disorders
52. Diabetes
53. Thyroid and Other Endocrine Disorders
54. Connective-Tissue Disorders
55. Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders
56. Dermatological Disorders
57. Neoplastic Diseases
58. Infectious Diseases
59. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Index

F. Gary Cunningham, MD

Beatrice & Miguel Elias Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Chairman Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

Kenneth J. Leveno, MD

Professor and Chief of Obstetrics

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

Steven L. Bloom, MD

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX

John C. Hauth, MD

Professor, Chairman, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Dwight Rouse, MD

Director of Obstetrical Complications Clinics

Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Catherine Y. Spong, MD

Bethesda, MD