Vincenzo Berghella, MD, FACOG, is Director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program, and Professor with tenure in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. A former President of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, he is also Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal Fetal Medicine (AJOG MFM), Associate Editor of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG), and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. He is also Associate Editor for the Cochrane Review, Deputy Editor for UpToDate, and Oral Examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

List of contributors. Introduction. How to "read" this book. List of abbreviations. 1.Preconception care. 2.Prenatal care. 3.Physiologic changes. 4.Ultrasound. 5.Prenatal diagnosis and screening for aneuploidy. 6.Carrier screening for inherited genetic conditions. 7.Preparation before labor. 8.First stage of labor. 9.Second stage of labor. 10.Third stage of labor. 11.Intrapartum fetal monitoring. 12.Analgesia and anesthesia. 13.Operative vaginal delivery. 14.Cesarean delivery. 15.Trial of labor after caesarean. 16.Early pregnancy loss. 17.Recurrent pregnancy loss. 18.Preterm birth prevention in asymptomatic women. 19.Preterm labor. 20.Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. 21.Prelabor rupture of membranes at or near term. 22.Management of the uncomplicated term pregnancy. 23.Induction of labor. 24.Intraamniotic infection and inflammation (triple I). 25.Meconium. 26.Malpresentation and malposition. 27.Shoulder dystocia. 28.Postpartum hemorrhage, retained placenta, and uterine inversion. 29.Placental disorders. 30.Placental Abruption. 31.Postpartum care. 32.The neonate. 33.The adnexal mass. 34.Cervical cancer screening and management in pregnancy. Index.