Obesity and Obstetrics

<p>1. Worldwide Epidemic of Obesity<br>2. Social, Ethnic and Genetic Determinants of Obesity<br>3. The Psychological Basis of Obesity<br>4. Obesity and Adolescent Pregnancy (New Chapter)<br>5. Ultrasound Scanning in Obese Pregnancy<br>6. Obesity and Pre-Eclampsia<br>7. Obesity and Venous Thromboembolism</p> <p>Section 2 Obesity and Hyperglycaemia of Pregnancy<br>8. Pregnancy and Metabolic Syndrome of Pregnancy<br>9. Maternal Obesity and Developmental priming of Risk of later disease<br>10. Screening for Gestational Diabetes<br>11. Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus to optimise outcomes (New Chapter)<br>12. Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Placental Dysfunction</p> <p>Section 3 Management of Labour <br>13. Obesity and Prolonged Pregnancy<br>14. Induction of Labour in Obese Women<br>15. Intrapartum Care<br>16. Anaesthetic issues in Obese Women<br>17. Obesity and Placental pathology<br>18. Maternal Obesity and the risk of Stillbirth<br>19. Difficult Caesarean Section in Morbidly Obese Women <br>20. Sepsis in Pregnant Obese Women<br>21. Postpartum care for the recently delivered obese Women<br>22. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality among Obese Women<br>23. Impact of obesity on perinatal and Childhood outcomes (New chapter)</p> <p>Section 4: Interventions to Improve Care of Women During Pregnancy<br>24. Medical and Surgical interventions for women planning Pregnancy<br>25. Evidence based Approach to the management of Obese Pregnant Women <br>26. Developing Standards of Care for Obese Women during pregnancy<br>27. Planning for the Future: Maternity Services in 2035</p> <p>Section 5 Long-Term Impact of Maternal Obesity<br>28. Maternal Obesity – The road to Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk<br>29. Obese Women and Quality Of Life<br>30. Understanding eating Behaviour and Life Style issues to develop prevention strategies</p>