Publisher's Synopsis
Obstetric Medicine is a subspecialty within Internal Medicine that focuses on the care of maternal disorders in pregnancy. The scope ranges from preconception counselling, optimization of chronic conditions, and diagnosis and treatment of medical disorders in in pregnancy. Obstetric Internists are a growing body of specialists in Canada and Internationally that co-manage high risk pregnancies with Obstetricians, Family Physicians, and midwives. Despite being an expected competency for many specialties, caring for pregnant patients is well known to cause anxiety and uncertainty amongst even the most experience practitioners. This handbook provides a unique and compact resource for all health care providers that care for pregnant patients. It contains common medical disorders of pregnancy, clinical pearls, up-to-date evidence, and practice guidelines commonly used by the Obstetric Internist.
