Main description:

The revised and updated second edition of a multidisciplinary, evidence-based clinical guide for the care of pregnant women with diabetes The second edition of A Practical Manual of Diabetes in Pregnancy offers a wealth of new evidence, new material, new technologies, and the most current approaches to care. With contributions from a team of international experts, the manual is highly accessible and comprehensive in scope. It covers topics ranging from preconception to postnatal care, details the risks associated with diabetic pregnancy, and the long-term implications for the mother and baby. The text also explores recent controversies and examines thorny political pressures. The manual s treatment recommendations are based on the latest research to ensure pregnant women with diabetes receive the best possible care. The text takes a multi-disciplinary approach that reflects best practice in the treatment of diabetes in pregnancy.
The revised second edition includes: * New chapters on the very latest topics of interest * Contributions from an international team of noted experts * Practical, state-of-the-art text that has been fully revised with the latest in clinical guidance * Easy-to-read, accessible format in two-color text design * Illustrative case histories, practice points, and summary boxes, future directions, as well as pitfalls and what to avoid boxes * Multiple choice questions with answers in each chapter Comprehensive and practical, the text is ideal for use in clinical settings for reference by all members of the multi-disciplinary team who care for pregnant women with diabetes. The manual is also designed for learning and review purposes by trainees in endocrinology, diabetes, and obstetrics.

Contents:

List of Contributors Foreword Preface Section 1: Introduction 1. Epidemiology of Diabetes in Pregnancy 2. Pathophysiology of Diabetes in Pregnancy 3. The Placenta in Diabetic Pregnancy Section 2: Gestational Diabetes 4. Screening for Gestational Diabetes 5. Diagnostic Criteria for Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy 6. Lifestyle treatment 7. Obesity and Diabetes in Pregnancy 8. Metabolic Abnormalities in Gestational Diabetes 9. Maternal risk after Gestational Diabetes Section 3: Diabetes Preceding Pregnancy 10. Pre pregnancy care in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes 11. Malformations 12. Provision of pregnancy care 13. Problems encountered more frequently in women with type 1 diabetes 14. Problems encountered more frequently in women with type 2 diabetes 15. Advances in oral therapy 16. Advances in insulin therapy 17. Putting pregnant women with diabetes on the pump 18. Bariatric Surgery and its implications for diabetes in pregnancy . 19. Fetal surveillance 20. Hypertension and nephropathy 21. Retinopathy in Diabetic Pregnancy Section 4: Delivery and Postnatal Care 22. Delivery and post-delivery care 23. Obstetric management of labor, delivery and the postnatal period 24. Care of the neonate 25. Postpartum Contraception for women with diabetes 26. Breastfeeding and Diabetes Section 5: Implications for the Future 27. Implications for the mother with diabetes in pregnancy 28. Diabetes in pregnancy: Implications for the offspring 29. From bench to bedside and beyond: potential future therapies for Gestational Diabetes Index