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Preface; Content; 1 Physiology; 1.1 The mature placenta; 1.1.1 Structure, function; 1.1.2 The placenta as an endocrine organ: hCG, hPL, progesterone, and estrogen; 1.2 Amniotic fluid, liquor amnii; 1.3 Embryonic and fetal development; 1.4 The maternal organism; 2 Diagnosis of pregnancy; 2.1 Early pregnancy; 2.2 Diagnosis of late pregnancy; 3 Prenatal care; 3.1 Prenatal checkup; 3.1.1 History; 3.1.2 Obstetric examination; 3.1.3 General examination; 3.1.4 Examination of the woman at risk; 3.1.5 Prenatal diagnosis of genetic defects; 3.2 Antenatal counseling; 3.2.1 Lifestyle. 3.2.2 Common pregnancy complaints4 Maternal disorders in pregnancy; 4.1 Pregnancy-specific disorders; 4.1.1 Hyperemesis gravidarum; 4.1.2 Cholestasis; 4.1.3 Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), preeclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome; 4.1.4 Dermatoses of pregnancy; 4.2 Disorders not specific to pregnancy; 4.2.1 Cardiac disease; 4.2.2 Pulmonary tuberculosis; 4.2.3 Pyelonephritis in pregnancy; 4.2.4 Diabetes mellitus; 4.2.5 Thrombophilia; 4.2.6 Thyroid disorders; 4.2.7 Acute abdomen; 4.2.8 Adnexal tumors; 4.2.9 Cervical cytology; 5 Problems in the second half of pregnancy. 5.1 Preterm birth (PTB)5.2 Premature rupture of membranes; chorioamnionitis; 5.3 Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR); 5.4 Postterm pregnancy; 5.5 Stillbirth; 6 Disorders of the fetus; 6.1 Hemolytic disease; 6.2 Fetal alloimmune thrombocytopenia; 6.3 Prenatal infections; 6.3.1 Prenatal rubella infection, congenital rubella syndrome; 6.3.2 Cytomegalovirus (CMV); 6.3.3 Varicella-zoster-virus (VZV); 6.3.4 Herpes simplex virus (HSV); 6.3.5 Virus hepatitis; 6.3.6 Parvovirus B19; 6.3.7 AIDS, HIV seropositivity; 6.3.8 Pregnancy and neonatal listeriosis; 6.3.9 Toxoplasmosis; 6.3.10 Syphilis. 6.3.11 Gonorrhea6.3.12 Vaccination in pregnancy; 6.4 Malformations; 6.4.1 Hydrocephalus; 7 Normal labor; 7.1 Birth factors; 7.1.1 Fetus; 7.1.2 Birth route; 7.1.3 Force of labor, contractions; 7.2 Mechanism of labor; 7.2.1 Signs, onset of labor, preparation for labor; 7.2.2 History taking, examination, spontaneous vaginal delivery; 7.2.3 Passage of the head through the birth canal; 7.2.4 Station. Level of the head in the pelvis; 7.3 Examination of the fetus during labor; 7.3.1 Auscultation, amniotic fluid color; 7.3.2 Cardiotocography (CTG), electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). 7.3.3 Fetal blood sampling (FBS)7.4 Management of labor; 7.4.1 Management of first stage; 7.4.2 Management of second stage; 7.5 Management of third stage; 7.6 Postplacental period; 7.7 Duration of labor; 8 Pathological labor; 8.1 Malpresentations and malpositions of the occiput; 8.1.1 Persistent occipitotransverse position (POT); 8.1.2 High anteroposterior head; 8.1.3 Occipitoposterior position; 8.1.4 Extended presentations; 8.2 Breech presentation; 8.2.1 Classification, diagnosis, differential diagnosis; 8.2.2 Mechanism of labor; 8.2.3 Antenatal counseling.
The 21st edition of this standard reference book - now published in English for the first time -provides indispensable, hands-on information for the delivery room, as well as before and after childbirth. The book combines proven facts and techniques with new insights through a consistent focus on practical and applied knowledge. All of those involved in the care of pregnant, laboring, and post natal women and newborn can benefit from the establisheddidactic concept of this book.