Includes bibliographical reference and index.

Preconception care -- Prenatal care -- Physiologic changes -- Ultrasound -- Prenatal diagnosis and screening for aneuploidy -- Carrier screening for inherited genetic conditions -- Preparation before labor -- First stage of labor -- Second stage of labor -- Third stage of labor -- Intrapartum fetal monitoring -- Analgesia and anesthesia -- Operative vaginal delivery -- Cesarean delivery -- Trial of labor after caesarean -- Early pregnancy loss -- Recurrent pregnancy loss -- Preterm birth prevention in asymptomatic women -- Preterm labor -- Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes -- Prelabor rupture of membranes at or near term -- Management of the uncomplicated term pregnancy -- Induction of labor -- Intraamniotic infection and inflammation (triple I) -- Meconium -- Malpresentation and malposition -- Shoulder dystocia -- Postpartum hemorrhage, retained placenta, and uterine inversion -- Placental disorders -- Placental Abruption -- Postpartum care -- The neonate -- The adnexal mass -- Cervical cancer screening and management in pregnancy.