Pregnancy in the Obese Woman: Clinical Management

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Obesity presents many challenges to mothers and their unborn babies How can a severely overweight woman prepare for pregnancy? What if she is already pregnant? How do you guide her through an inherently high-risk pregnancy and labor to a successful birth? Pregnancy in the Obese Woman takes the best available evidence on pregnancy and obesity to provide an insightful, practical guide to management in one volume. After a review of the epidemiology and special considerations of prenatal care in obese women of childbearing age, the authors cover: Bariatric surgery Nutrition, exercise, and weight gain in pregnancy Co-morbid conditions Abnormal fetal growth and obstetric complications Operative techniques in obese patients Breastfeeding, contraception, and further pregnancies With obesity on the rise, increasing numbers of pregnancies are being seen in overweight and obese women, which presents a significant challenge to obstetric and other health care providers. Pregnancy in the Obese Woman provides you with the critical information you need to ease your mind and help your patients become contented mothers. Titles of Related InterestProtocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, 5e Queenan, Hobbins and Spong (eds); ISBN 978-1-4051-9650-5 Obstetic Clinical Algorithms: Management and Evidence Norwitz, Belfort, Saade, Miller; ISBN 978-14051-8111-2 Preterm Birth: Prevention and Management Berghella (ed); 978-1-4051-9290-3Content: Chapter 1 The Epidemiology of Obesity in Pregnancy (pages 1–14): Susan Y. ChuChapter 2 Psychological Aspects of Obesity in Women (pages 15–32): D. Yvette LaCoursiereChapter 3 Preparing for Pregnancy: Special Considerations for the Obese Woman (pages 33–50): Anne Lang Dunlop, Divya Narayan and Vita Lam MayesChapter 4 Bariatric Surgery: A Primer for the Obstetric Care Provider (pages 51–65): C. R. Hall and Bradley J. NeedlemanChapter 5 Pregnancy After Bariatric Surgery (pages 66–84): Anatte Karmon and Eyal SheinerChapter 6 The Impact of Maternal Obesity on Fetal and Neonatal Outcomes (pages 85–109): Donald J. DudleyChapter 7 Abnormal Fetal Growth Related to Maternal Obesity (pages 110–122): Hugh M. EhrenbergChapter 8 Special Considerations in Prenatal Care (pages 123–134): Hugh M. EhrenbergChapter 9 Nutrition and Weight Gain in the Obese Gravida (pages 135–151): Naomi E. Stotland, Janet King and Barbara AbramsChapter 10 Exercise Recommendations for the Obese Gravida (pages 152–170): Krista L. Rompolski and John M. JakicicChapter 11 Obesity Co?Morbid Conditions in Pregnancy: Diabetes and Hypertension (pages 171–189): Eran Hadar and Yariv YogevChapter 12 Obstetric Management of the Obese Parturient (pages 190–204): James M. AlexanderChapter 13 Abdominal Surgery in the Morbidly Obese Patient (pages 205–216): Ashley Parker and Deborah L. ConwayChapter 14 Breast Feeding and Contraception (pages 217–233): Elizabeth Reifsnider