SECTION 14 Medical disorders in pregnancy

14.1 Physiological changes of normal pregnancy 2563 ESSENTIALS Almost every maternal organ system...

14.10 Diabetes in pregnancy 2627 ESSENTIALS Diabetes in pregnancy is predominantly either pre-​ex...

14.11 Endocrine disease in pregnancy 2638 ESSENTIALS Thyroid Many pregnant women will develop goi...

14.12 Neurological conditions in pregnancy 2642 ESSENTIALS Pregnancy can influence the clinical c...

14.13 The skin in pregnancy 2648 ESSENTIALS Dermatoses in pregnancy are common, they may be very ...

14.14 Autoimmune rheumatic disorders and vasculitis in pregnancy 2655 ESSENTIALS Autoimmune disea...

14.15 Maternal infection in pregnancy 2671 ESSENTIALS Human Immunodeficiency Virus—​the global ro...

14.16 Fetal effects of maternal infection 2678 ESSENTIALS The fetal effects of maternal infection...

14.17 Blood disorders in pregnancy 2687 ESSENTIALS Plasma volume increases by more during pregnan...

14.18 Malignant disease in pregnancy 2696 ESSENTIALS Cancer in pregnancy is rare, affecting less ...

14.19 Maternal critical care 2701 ESSENTIALS Critical illness during pregnancy or after giving bi...

14.2 Nutrition in pregnancy 2568 ESSENTIALS Nutritional requirements for healthy pregnancy vary a...

14.20 Prescribing in pregnancy 2706 ESSENTIALS Many clinicians feel uncertain about prescribing f...

14.21 Contraception for women with medical diseases 2711 ESSENTIALS All women with underlying med...

14.3 Medical management of normal pregnancy 2575 ESSENTIALS The global maternal mortality ratio f...

14.4 Hypertension in pregnancy 2583 ESSENTIALS High blood pressure (BP >140/​90 mm Hg) complicate...

14.5 Renal disease in pregnancy 2589 ESSENTIALS Pregnancy leads to extensive and complex physiolo...

14.6 Heart disease in pregnancy 2597 ESSENTIALS Pregnancy is a vasodilator state in which plasma ...

14.7 Thrombosis in pregnancy 2606 ESSENTIALS Pregnancy and the puerperium are associated with a 1...

14.8 Chest diseases in pregnancy 2613 ESSENTIALS Respiratory changes in pregnancy include an incr...

14.9 Liver and gastrointestinal diseases of pregnancy 2619 ESSENTIALS Liver diseases Pregnancy-​s...