Obesity and Pregnancy (Paperback, 1st)

Contributors
Preface
SECTION 1: CORE ISSUES
1. Epidemiology and long-term health consequences of obesity - Hamisu M Salihu and Alice R Richman
2. Pregravid obesity and excessive weight gain: implications on pregnancy - Galia Oron, Yariv Yogev and Moshe Hod
3. The psychology of obesity in women and pregnancy - Georgina Jones
4. The molecular biology of obesity - David CW Lau
SECTION 2: OBESITY AND REPRODUCTION
5. Obesity and conception - Erica E Marsh and Randall B Barnes
6. Maternal risks: hypertension, thromboembolism, and gestational
diabetes - Daghni Rajasingam and Hannah Rickard
7. Fetal risks: early and late pregnancy, and long-term complications
in adult life - Eyal Sheiner and Adi Y Weintraub
SECTION 3: PRECONCEPTUAL, ANTENATAL, AND POSTNATAL CARE
8. Antenatal care and ultrasound monitoring - Rebecca Black
9. Intrapartum care - Leslie Iffy and Lisa Gittensa€“Williams
10. Postpartum care - Kirsten Duckitt
11. Obesity and contraception - Ailsa E Gebbie
12. Diet and anti-obesity drugs - Manny Noakes and Jane Scott
13. Surgical treatment of chronic overnutrition - John G Kral
14. Diabetes and obesity - Orli Most and Oded Langer
SECTION 4: SURGERY AND ANAESTHESIA
15. Operative delivery - LaTasha Nelson and Alan M Peaceman
16. Anaesthetic techniques - Melanie J Woolnough and Steven M Yentis
Index