Morbid Obesity J. Sudharma Ranasinghe Donald H. Penning Obesity is a metabolic disease in which abnormal or excessive accumulation of adipose tissue represents greater than normal proportion of body mass….

New Thoughts on Bleeding and Coagulation Disorders Moeen K. Panni Introduction Pregnancy induces a protective hypercoagulable state (1) in preparation for the potential bleeding that may occur during delivery of…

The Parturient with Intracranial and Spinal Pathology Ellen M. Lockhart Curtis L. Baysinger Introduction With the improvements in maternal care that have occurred over the last several decades, the relative…

Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disorders Stephanie R. Goodman Suzanne Wattenmaker Mankowitz There are a number of neuromuscular and neurologic diseases that can complicate pregnancy. Sometimes pregnancy affects the course of preexisting…

Asthma in Pregnancy Uma Munnur Venkata D. P. Bandi Introduction Asthma is one of the most common serious medical problems in pregnancy. Asthma is a risk factor for several maternal…

Anesthetic Management of the Pregnant Cardiac Patient Shobana Chandrasekhar Daniel A. Tolpin Dennis T. Mangano Introduction The pregnant parturient with cardiac disease continues to challenge the anesthesiologist’s skills. Pregnancy, labor,…

Anesthesia for Pregnant Patients with Endocrine Disorders Peter H. Pan Ashley M. Tonidandel General Considerations The maternal hormonal milieu has become a subject of keen research interest with significant societal…

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Jaya Ramanathan Ravpreet Singh Gill Baha Sibai Hypertension is the most common medical disorder during pregnancy (1). Hypertension complicates 5% to 10% of all pregnancies and…