Peripartum Care of the Pregnant Patient

The pregnant patient interacts with many subspecialties across their pregnancy. As this patient population increases in age, comorbidities, and BMI, newer challenges are created that continue to require more cross-disciplinary collaboration.This book promotes learning evidence-based current knowledge on the clinical aspects in taking care of the obstetric parturient from the standpoint of anesthesiology, obstetrics, surgery, and public health. Every topic is initiated with several multiple choice questions, mimicking the ABA and other board certification exams. This is followed by the correct answer, its reasoning, as well as information about the incorrect answers. Chapters are authored by contributors from multiple specialties offering their expert guidance.Practical and comprehensive, Peripartum Care of the Pregnant Patient is ideal for students and practitioners of anesthesiology, and every other specialty that takes care of the obstetric patient.