Main description:

This book is a practical guide for the management of at-risk early pregnancy. It is relevant to trainees in maternal-fetal medicine and obstetrics, as well as nurses and sonographers who see many at-risk patients in the early stages of pregnancy.

Contents:

1. Setting up and running an Early Pregnancy Unit: Space, staffing and equipment 2. Normal findings and development in early pregnancy 3. Bleeding and pain in early pregnancy: What are the likely problems? 4. The diagnosis of miscarriage 5. The expectant management of miscarriage 6. Medical and surgical management of miscarriage 7. What do you do when you cannot see a pregnancy? The management of pregnancies of unknown location (PUL) 8. The use of ultrasound to diagnose tubal ectopic pregnancy 9. The expectant management of ectopic pregnancy 10. The medical management of ectopic pregnancy 11. The surgical treatment of ectopic pregnancy 12. Managing non-tubal ectopic pregnancy: Interstitial and cervical pregnancy 13. Caesarean scar pregnancy 14. The diagnosis and management of trophoblastic tumours in early pregnancy 15. The management of ovarian cysts in early pregnancy 16. Hyperemesis gravidarum