Obstetrics Essentials

Introduction.- Prevention of Rh D Alloimmunization.- Management of Alloimmunization During Pregnancy.- Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy.- External Cephalic Version.- Fetal Macrosomia.- Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia.- Shoulder Dystocia.- Neural Tube Defects.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease.- Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus.- Episiotomy.- Screening for Fetal Chromosomal Abnormalities.- Hemoglobinopathies in Pregnancy.- Management of Herpes in Pregnancy.- Management of Adnexal Masses in Pregnancy.- Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy.- Invasive Prenatal Testing for Aneuploidy.- Asthma in Pregnancy.- Use of Psychiatric Medications During Pregnancy and Lactation.- Anemia in Pregnancy.- Critical Care in Pregnancy.- Ultrasonography in Pregnancy.- Bariatric Surgery and Pregnancy.- Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring.- Management of Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Tracings.- Thromboembolism in Pregnancy.- Antiphospholipid Syndrome.- Fetal Growth Restriction.- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.- Inherited Thrombophilias in Pregnancy.- Premature Rupture of Membranes.- Cerclage for the Management of Cervical Insufficiency.- Antepartum Fetal Surveillance.- Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy.- Cytomegalovirus, Parvovirus B19, Varicella Zoster, and Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy.- Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy.- Obesity in Pregnancy.- Management of Late-Term and Postterm Pregnancies.- Multifetal Gestations: Twin, Triplet, and Higher-Order Multifetal Pregnancies.- Prediction and Prevention of Preterm Birth.- Management of Preterm Labor.- Induction of Labor.- Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Labor and Delivery.- Vaginal Birth After Previous Cesarean Delivery.- Operative Vaginal Delivery.- Management of Stillbirth.- Postpartum Hemorrhage.- Master Review.

Kate C Arnold, MD, is a resident physician at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Department of OB/GYN. She has won resident teaching awards for the past two years.


Caroline J Flint, MD is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Department of OB/GYN. She has also received a number of teaching awards.