Book[edited by] Robert K. Silverman.
Summary: A text that comprehensively addresses both the gynecologic and obstetrical care of the obese patient. It provides clinicians with the tools needed to manage care and minimize risk of complications. Clinically focused and evidence based, it concludes with a section devoted to related conditions that would further impact patient care
Contents:
I: Introduction
Biological and genetic determinants of obesity
Economic costs of obesity
Pregnancy and obesity in social context
II: General
The obese adolescent female
Women with disabilities and obesity
Heart disease
Asthma and obesity
Behavioral determinants of obesity
Bariatric surgery
Obesity and breast development and function
Obesity and benign and malignant disease of the breast
Cancer in women
Critical care
Pain management in the obese population
Electronic tools
III: Obstetrics
Nutrition and weight gain in pregnancy: weight loss strategies/nutritional management
Prenatal care and fertility testing
Preconceptual counseling and prenatal diagnosis
Checklists for care: care maps for pregnancy in the obese gravida
Problems in labor and adverse birth outcomes
Cesarean section/surgical management
Endocrine disorders in pregnancy
Pregestational and gestational diabetes
Hypertensive disorders
Anesthesia and obesity
IV: Gynecology
Bariatric surgery and pregnancy
Contraceptive management
Infertility issues and polycystic ovary syndrome
Metabolic syndrome
Botanicals and other supplements
Menopause and perimenopausal issues
Perioperative management of obese patients
Minimally invasive surgery and surgical approach
Endometrial cancers
Urinary incontinence