This prize-winning pocket guide, containing management guidelines for obstetric triage/emergency settings, delivers critical information on obstetrics, midwifery, emergency, and family care for both students and seasoned clinicians.

Table of Contents

• Contributors
• Foreword - Phipps, Maureen G., MD, MPH, and Coustan, Donald R., MD
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• I. Introduction
• 1. Overview of Obstetric Triage - Diane J. Angelini, Elisabeth D. Howard
• 2. Legal Considerations in Obstetric Triage: EMTALA and HIPAA - Jan M. Kriebs
• 3. Triage Acuity Tools - Suzanne McMurtry Bairdy, Nan H. Troiano
• II. Management of Obstetric Conditions in Early Pregnancy (Less than Viability)
• 4. Ectopic Pregnancy - Roxanne Vrees
• 5. Vaginal Bleeding in Early Pregnancy - Beth Cronin
• 6. Recognition and Treatment of Postabortion Complications - Janet Singer
• 7. Abdominal Pain and Masses in Pregnancy - Moune Jabre Raughley
• 8. Periviable Obstetric Management - Lindsay Maggio
• 9. Early Complications of Multiple Gestations - Karen Archabald
• 10. Nausea, Vomiting, and Hyperemesis of Pregnancy - Amy L. Snyder
• 11. Medical Conditions in Early Pregnancy - Asha J. Heard, Agatha S. Critchfield
• III. Management of Obstetric Conditions (Greater than Viability)
• 12. Fetal Evaluation and Clinical Applications - Edie McConaughey
• 13. Limited or No Prenatal Care at Term - Linda Steinhardt
• 14. Preterm Labor - Linda A. Hunter
• 15. Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes - Alexander Friedman
• 16. Trauma in Pregnancy - Roxanne Vrees
• 17. Preeclampsia With Severe Features, Eclampsia, and Hypertensive Issues - Agatha S. Critchfield Asha J. Heard
• 18. Labor Evaluation - Elisabeth D. Howard
• 19. Severe Medical Complications in Pregnancy - Lucia Larson, Karen Rosene-Montella
• 20. Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy - Robyn A. Gray
• IV. Management of Common Obstetric Conditions Throughout Pregnancy
• 21. Common General Surgical Emergencies in Pregnancy - Chelsy Caren, David Edmonson
• 22. Management of Biohazardous Exposure in Pregnancy - Dotti C. James, Mary Ann Maher, Amanda S. Trudell Cambridge
• 23. Sepsis in Pregnancy - Catherine M. Albright
• 24. Infections in Pregnant Women - Rosemary J. Froehlich, Brenna L. Hughes
• 25. Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault in Pregnancy - Donna LaFontaine
• 26. Substance Use and Other Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy - Catherine R. Friedman
• 27. Sexually Transmitted Infections - Donna LaFontaine
• V. Management of Postpartum Complications Commonly Seen in Obstetric Triage
• 28. Postpartum Preeclampsia Complications - Mollie A. McDonnold
• 29. Postpartum Breast Complications - Chelsy Caren, David Edmonson
• 30. Secondary Postpartum Hemorrhage and Endometritis - Rachel Shepherd, Martha Pizzarello
• 31. Psychiatric Complications in the Postpartum Period - Susie M. Adams
• 32. Critical Postpartum Medical Complications - Courtney Clark Bilodeau, Srilakshmi Mitta