Practical Manual of Diabetes in Pregnancy

McCance - Practical manual diabetes pregnancy
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Authors/editors: David R McCance, Michael Maresh and David A Sacks
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7904-1
Page count: 268
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication year: 2010

Edited and authored by international experts,A Practical Manual of Diabetes in Pregnancy presents multi-disciplinary evidence-based guidance relevant for all those caring for women with pre-existing or gestational diabetes.

Divided into five sections, the book covers everything from preconception to postnatal care, as well as detailing the risks associated with diabetic pregnancy and the long term implications for the mother and baby:

  • Epidemiology and pathophysiology
  • Impaired glucose tolerance and gestational diabetes
  • Prepregnancy and pregnancy care
  • Complications in pregnancy
  • Delivery and post delivery care

This practical resource contains treatment recommendations based on the latest research to ensure pregnant women with diabetes receive the best possible care

Table of contents:

Section 1 Epidemiology and pathophysiology
1 Epidemiologic context of diabetes in pregnancy
2 Pathophysiology of diabetes in pregnancy
3 The placenta in diabetes in pregnancy

Section 2 Impaired glucose tolerance and gestational diabetes
4 Historical context of hyperglycemia in pregnancy
5 Screening for hyperglycemia in pregnancy
6 Diagnosis of hyperglycemia in pregnancy
7 Rationale for treatment of hyperglycemia in pregnancy

Section 3 Prepregnancy and pregnancy care
8 Pre-pregnancy care for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes
9 Provision of pregnancy care
10 Insulin regimens in pregnancy
11 Oral hypoglycemic agents in pregnancy
12 Fetal surveillance in diabetes in pregnancy
13 Diet and exercise in diabetes in pregnancy

Section 4 Complications in pregnancy
14 Malformations and miscarriages in diabetes in pregnancy
15 Hypertension in diabetes in pregnancy
16 Diabetics nephropathy in pregnancy
17 Retinopathy in diabetes in pregnancy
18 Autonomic neuropathy in diabetes in pregnancy
19 Ketoacidosis in diabetes in pregnancy

Section 5 Delivery and postdelivery care
20 Obstetric management of labour, delivery, and the postnatal period
21 Diabetic management in labour, delivery and post delivery
22 Care of the neonate
23 Contraception for the woman with diabetes
24 Long-term implications for the mother with hyperglycemia in pregnancy
25 Long-term implications for the baby of the hyperglycemic mother

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