Williams Obstetrics, 26th Edition

The landmark text that has served generations of obstetrician-gynecologists—fully updated with the most current perspectives of the field

Williams Obstetrics has defined the discipline for generations of obstetrician-gynecologists. Written by authors from the nationally renowned University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Hospital, the new edition of this authoritative, evidence-based work maintains its trademark comprehensive coverage and applicability at the bedside, while offering the most current information and insights.

The culmination of a century of clinical thought, Williams Obstetrics, 26th Edition delivers expert coverage of obstetrical complications, such as preterm labor, pregnancy-related hypertension, infection, and hemorrhage. It additionally offers foundational content on reproductive anatomy, physiology, and prenatal care. The authors have enhanced this edition with 1,000+ full-color illustrations, plus an increased emphasis on the fast-growing subspecialty of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

No other text matches the long-established scientific rigor and accessibility of Williams Obstetrics. With its state-of-the-art design and review of the newest advances and protocols, this not-be-missed clinical companion brings positive outcomes within reach.

New and updated content includes:

• Increased focus on Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Greater coverage of hypertension and hemorrhage
• Deeper insights into in-utero complications
• Expanded fetal t section includes cutting-edge fetal imaging, genetics, prenatal diagnosis, and fetal disorders and therapy
• Basic science, physiology of labor, preterm labor updated with contemporaneous publications in the literature
• More obstetrical sonography figures
• Eye-catching illustrations, including updated graphs, sonograms, MRIs, photographs, and photomicrographs

TABLE OFCONTENTS:

Section 1. OVERVIEW

1/1. Overview ofObstetrics

Section 2. MATERNALANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

2/2. MaternalAnatomy

3/3. CongenitalGenitourinary Abnormalities

4/4. MaternalPhysiology

Section 3. PLACENTATION, EMBRYOGENESIS, AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT

5/5. Implantationand Placental Development

6/6. PlacentalAbnormalities

7/7. Embryogenesisand Fetal Morphological Development

Section 4. PRECONCEPTIONAL AND PRENATAL CARE

8/12. Teratology and Medication Exposure

9/8. PreconceptionalCounseling

10/9. Prenatal Care

Section 5. FIRST AND SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY LOSS

11/18. First andSecond Trimester Pregnancy Loss

12/19. EctopicPregnancy

13/20. GestationalTrophoblastic Disease PRECONCEPTIONALAND PRENATAL CARE

Section 5. THE FETALPATIENT

14/10-11. ObstetricalImaging

15/10-11. Normal andAbnormal Fetal Anatomy

16/13. Genetics

17/14. PrenatalDiagnosis

18/15. FetalDisorders

19/16. Fetal Therapy

20/17. FetalAssessment

Section 7. LABOR

21/21. Physiology ofLabor

22/22. Normal Labor

23/23. AbnormalLabor

24/24. IntrapartumAssessment

25/25. ObstetricalAnalgesia and Anesthesia

26/26. Induction andAugmentation of Labor

Section 8. DELIVERY

27/27. VaginalDelivery

28/28. Breech Delivery

29/29. OperativeVaginal Delivery

30/30. CesareanDelivery and Peripartum Hysterectomy

31/31. Prior CesareanDelivery

Section 9. THENEWBORN

32/32. The Newborn

33/33. Diseases andInjuries of the Term Newborn

34/34. The PretermNewborn

35/35. Stillbirth

Section 10. THEPUERPERIUM

36/36. ThePuerperium

37/37. PuerperalComplications

38/38. Contraception

39/39. Sterilization

Section 11. OBSTETRICAL COMPLICATIONS

40/40. Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia

41/40. ClinicalAspects of Preeclampsia

42/41. PostpartumHemorrhage

43/41. HemorrhagicPlacental Disorders

44/41. Management ofObstetrical Hemorrhage

45/42. Preterm Birth

46/43. PosttermPregnancy

47/44. Fetal-GrowthDisorders

48/45. MultifetalPregnancy

Section 12. MEDICALAND SURGICAL COMPLICATIONS

49/46. GeneralConsiderations and Maternal Evaluation

50/47. Critical Careand Trauma

51/48. Obesity

52/49. CardiovascularDisorders

53/50. ChronicHypertension

54/51. PulmonaryDisorders

55/52. ThromboembolicDisorders

56/53. Renal andUrinary Tract Disorders

57/54. Gastrointestinal Disorders

58/55. Hepatic,Biliary, and Pancreatic Disorders

59/56. HematologicalDisorders

60/57. DiabetesMellitus

61/58. EndocrineDisorders

62/59. Connective-TissueDisorders

63/60. NeurologicalDisorders

64/61. PsychiatricDisorders

65/62. DermatologicalDisorders

66/63. NeoplasticDisorders

67/64. InfectiousDiseases

68/65. SexuallyTransmitted Infections