Williams obstetrics / editors, F. Gary Cunningham, Kenneth J. Leveno, Steven L. Bloom, Catherine Y. Spong, Jodi S. Dashe, Barbara L. Hoffman, Brian M. Casey, Jeanne S. Sheffield.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of obstetrics -- Maternal anatomy -- Congenital genitourinary abnormalities -- Maternal physiology -- Implantation and placental development -- Placental abnormalities -- Embryogenesis and fetal morphological development -- Preconceptional counseling -- Prenatal care -- Fetal imaging -- Amnionic fluid -- Teratology, teratogens, and fetotoxic agents -- Genetics -- Prenatal diagnosis -- Fetal disorders -- Fetal therapy -- Fetal assessment -- Abortion -- Ectopic pregnancy -- Gestational trophblastic disease -- Physiology of labor -- Normal labor -- Abnormal labor -- Intrapartum assessment -- Obstetrical analgesia and anesthesia -- Induction and augmentationof labor -- Vaginal delivery -- Breech delivery -- Operative vaginal delivery -- Cesarean delivery and peripartum hysterectomy -- Prior cesarean delivery -- The newborn -- Diseases and injuries of the term newborn -- The preterm newborn -- Stillbirth -- The puerperium -- Puerperal complications -- Contraception -- Sterilization -- Hypertensive disorders -- Obstetrical hemorrhage -- Preterm labor -- Postterm pregnancy -- Fetal-growth disorders -- Multifetal pregnancy -- General considerations and maternal evaluation -- Critical care and trauma -- Obesity -- Cardiovascular disorders -- Chronic hypertension -- Pulmonary disorders -- Thromboembolic disorders -- Renal and urinary disorders -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Hepatic, biliary, and pancreatic disorders -- Hematological disorders -- Diabetes mellitus -- Endorcrine disorders -- Connective-tissue disorders -- Neurological disorders -- Psychiatric disorders -- Dermatological disorders -- Neoplastic disorders -- Infectious diseases -- Sexually transmitted infections.