Includes bibliographical references and index.

Alcohol / Robert J. Sokol and Beth Nordstrom Bailey -- Developmental toxicology and teratology / James W. Hanson and Jan M. Friedman -- Occ upational hazards / George R. Saade -- Smoking / Jorge E. Tolosa and Su rasith Chaithongwongwatthana -- Ionizing radiation / Robert L. Brent -- Microwaves and ultrasound / Robert L. Brent -- Exercise-risks and bene fits / James Clapp -- Routine antenatal laboratory tests and specific s creening tests / Calvin J. Hobel -- Assessment of gestational age / Law rence D. Platt -- Second trimester biochemical screening for neural tub e defects and aneuploidy / John C. Hobbins -- Sonographic detection of aneuploidy / Fergal D. Malone -- Indices of maturity / Alessandro Ghidi ni and Anna Locatelli -- Clinical use of doppler / Henry L. Galan -- Fe tal echocardiography / Joshua A. Copel and Charles S. Kleinman -- Fetal biophysical profile / Michael P. Nageotte -- Chorionic villus sampling / Ronald J. Wapner -- Genetic amniocentesis / Katharine D. Wenstrom -- Third trimester amniocentesis / Nancy Chescheir --

Fetal blood sampling / Alessandro Ghidini and Anna Locatelli -- Feta l reduction / Mark I. Evans -- Intrauterine transfusion / Frederick U. Eruo and Ray O. Bahado-Singh -- External cephalic version / Monica Long o and Gary D.V. Hankins -- Induction of labor / Anna M. McKeown and Mic hael P. Nageotte -- Amnioinfusion: indications and techniques / Catheri ne Y. Spong -- Sickle cell disease / Chad K. Klauser and John C. Morris on -- Isoimmune thrombocytopenia / Jane Cleary-Goldman and Mary E. D'Al ton -- Autoimmune disease / Charles J. Lockwood and Edmund F. Funai -- Cardiac disease / Katharine D. Wenstrom -- Peripartum cardiomyopathy / F. Gary Cunningham -- Thromboembolism / Alan Peaceman -- Renal disease / Linda Fonseca, Larry C. Gilstrap III, and Susan Ramin -- Obesity / Fr ank J. Zlatnik -- Gestational diabetes / Donald R. Coustan -- Diabetes mellitus / Steven G. Gabbe -- Hypothyroidism / Brian Casey -- Hyperthyr oidism / George D. Wendel Jr -- Acute and chronic hepatitis / Marshall W. Carpenter -- Asthma / Michael Schatz -- Epilepsy / Neil K. Kochenour --

Chronic hypertension / Baha M. Sibai -- Immunizations / Stanley A. G all -- Cytomegalovirus / Hans M.L. Spiegel and John L. Sever -- Herpes simplex / Jeanne S. Sheffield -- Influenza / Jeanne S. Sheffield -- Wes t Nile virus / Ronald Gibbs and Joel K. Schwartz -- Human immune defici ency virus infection / Howard Minkoff -- Parvovirus B19 infection / Mau reen P. Malee -- Syphilis / Vanessa Laibl and George D. Wendel Jr -- Ru bella / Hans M.L. Spiegel and John L. Sever -- Group B streptococcus / Mara J. Dinsmoor -- Toxoplasmosis / Shad Deering -- Varicella / Hans M. L. Spiegel and John L. Sever -- Tuberculosis / Kim A. Boggess -- Urinar y tract infections / F. Gary Cunningham -- Acute abdominal pain resulti ng from non-obstetric causes / Sara Sukalich and Fred M. Howard -- Acut e pancreatitis / Sarah H. Poggi -- Gallbladder / Monica Longo and Gary D.V. Hankins -- Mastitis / Wendy F. Hansen, Deborah Hubbard, and Jennif er R. Niebyl -- First trimester vaginal bleeding / Marsha Wheeler -- Ce rvical incompetence / Wendy F. Hansen --

Nausea and vomiting / Gayle Olson -- Syncope / Gary D. Helmbrecht -- Fetal wastage: genetic evaluation / Joe Leigh Simpson -- Recurrent pre gnancy loss: non-genetic causes / Uma M. Reddy -- Missed abortion and a ntepartum fetal death / Robert M. Silver -- Oligohydramnios / Maryam Ta rsa and Thomas R. Moore -- Polyhydramnios / Shad H. Deering and John T. Queenan -- Pre-eclampsia / Baha M. Sibai -- Intrauterine growth restri ction / Ursula F. Harkness and Ray O. Bahado-Singh -- Rh and other bloo d group alloimmunizations / Kenneth J. Moise Jr -- Early detection of p reterm labor / Jay D. Iams -- Preterm labor-tocolysis / Sarah J. Kilpat rick and Jay D. Iams -- Premature rupture of the membranes / Brian Merc er -- Amnionitis / Sindhu K. Srinivas and George A. Macones -- Third tr imester bleeding / Alan Peaceman -- Amniotic fluid embolus / Robert Res nik -- Sepsis syndrome / F. Gary Cunningham --

Counseling for fetal anomalies / Lorraine Dugoff -- Maternal transpo rt / Jerome Yankowitz -- Medications in labor / Gary S. Eglinton and Is aac P. Lowenwirt -- Intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring / Roger K. Freeman -- Abnormal labor / Alan Peaceman -- Breech delivery / Martin L . Gimovsky -- Vaginal birth after cesarean section / James R. Scott -- Shoulder dystocia / Thomas J. Benedetti -- Twins, triplets, and beyond / Jacquelyn K. Chyu -- Post-term pregnancy / Manuel Porto -- Primary po stpartum hemorrhage / Monica Longo and Gary D.V. Hankins -- Postpartum endometritis / Jonathan Hodor -- Vaginal and vulvar hematoma / Robert R esnik.