Handbook of Obstetric Medicine

Catherine Nelson-Piercy is a consultant obstetric physician at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in London. She is a professor of Obstetric Medicine at King's College London in the UK. She specialises in the care of women with medical problems in pregnancy. Dr. Nelson-Piercy runs special joint clinics for women with renal disease, cardiac, and rheumatic disorders in pregnancy and offers pre-pregnancy counselling for women with pre-existing medical problems and those with problems in previous pregnancies. Dr. Nelson-Piercy is the immediate past president of the International Society of Obstetric Medicine and editor- in-chief of the journal Obstetric Medicine. She is also an advisor to the British National Formulary for Drugs in pregnancy and in breastfeeding and has been involved in the development of several evidence-based National Guidelines.

Section A: Systems 1. Hypertension and pre-eclampsia 2. Heart disease 3. Thromboembolic disease 4. Respiratory disease 5. Diabetes mellitus 6. Thyroid and parathyroid disease 7. Pituitary and adrenal disease 8. Connective tissue disease 9. Neurological problems 10. Renal disease 11. Liver disease 12. Gastrointestinal disease 13. Skin disease 14. Haematological problems 15. Human immunodeficiency virus and other infectious diseases Section B: Differential diagnosis of medical problems in pregnancy 16. Tables