Download or read book Handbook of Obstetric Medicine written by Catherine Nelson-Piercy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-09-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The management of the pregnant woman with a medical problem presents the clinician with particular problems. An understanding of how a medical disease affects pregnancy and how any pre-existing medical condition is affected by pregnancy is required. In addition the clinician must take into account the second patient - the fetus - and be aware of ho