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During pregnancy, most women remain well and require little formal medical input, while a much smaller group develop complications with significant morbidity and mortality for their baby and, occasionally, for themselves. Providers of antenatal care must be able to distinguish between these two groups of women and arrange with them an appropriate and personalised plan of care. This book covers all aspects of identifying and caring for women who develop disorders during their pregnancies. This second edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect changes in clinical practice and new research since publication of the previous edition. The contents take into account that care of such women is provided by multidisciplinary teams of physicians, obstetricians, general practitioners and midwives. The book covers the curriculum for the antenatal disorders section of the Part 2 MRCOG, so is a key examination preparation test Approximately 2000 candidates sit the Part 2 MRCOG each year - this is the final stage of becoming a member of the RCOG In addition to being of interest to Part 2 candidates, the book provides a useful update for all healthcare professionals involved in caring for women who develop disorders during pregnancy: physicians, obstetricians, general practitioners and midwives
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Antenatal Disorders for the MRCOG and Beyond Second Edition Antenatal Disorders for the MRCOG and Beyond Second Edition Edited by Dilly Anumba and Shehnaaz Jivraj University Printing House, Cambridge CB2 8BS, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press is part of the University of Cambridge. It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9781107684928 © Cambridge University Press 2016 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published: 2000, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Second edition 2016 Printed in the United Kingdom by Clays, St. Ives plc A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Names: Anumba, Dilly, editor. | Jivraj, Shehnaaz, editor. | Thomson, Andrew J. (Andrew John). Antenatal disorders for the MRCOG and beyond. Preceded by (work): Title: Antenatal disorders for the MRCOG and beyond / edited by Dilly Anumba and Shehnaaz Jivraj. Description: Second edition. | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016. | Preceded by Antenatal disorders for the MRCOG and beyond / Andrew J. Thomson, Ian A. Greer. London : RCOG, 2000. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015040093 | ISBN 9781107684928 (Paperback : alk. paper) Subjects: | MESH: Pregnancy Complications–diagnosis. | Pregnancy Complications–therapy. | Prenatal Care–methods. Classification: LCC RG551 | NLM WQ 240 | DDC 618.2–dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015040093 ISBN 978-1-107-68492-8 Paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. ............................................................................................... Every effort has been made in preparing this book to provide accurate and up-to-date information which is in accord with accepted standards and practice at the time of publication. Although case histories are drawn from