Prescribing in pregnancy

263

Prescribing in Pregnancy S.M. Wood and L. Beeley Clinics in Obstetrics and Gynecology, W.B. Saunders Co., London, 1981 &9.75

Vol. 8, no. 2

This book will serve not only the obstetrician but any practising physician who is concerned with the care of the pregnant woman. For the authors it must have been a near-impossible task to overlook all the pharmacological and obstetrical implications of prescribing in pregnancy and lactation. The guest editors and their excellent team of contributors have managed to produce an up-to-date and informative reference book. In the various chapters they deal with the following topics: adverse effects of drugs in the first trimester of pregnancy and in later pregnancy, drugs and breastfeeding, prophylaxis and treatment of anemia during pregnancy, bacterial infections, thyroid disease and diabetes, corticosteroids and sex hormones in pregnancy, problems of immunization and vaccination, skin diseases and pregnancy, venous thromboembolism, hypertension and renal disease, and the use of analgetics, anesthetics, tocolytics and oxytocics. This book is a more than necessary reference source for obstetricians and provides an answer to many problems in this field. Each chapter includes a list of references for further study. P. Buytaert,

Check&e Gyniikologie E. Glatthaar and J. Benz Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, DM 24.80

Antwerpen

1981

This pocketbook in the series ‘Checklisten der aktuellen Medizin’ is mainly recommended to the medical student and general practitioner. It gives a concise encyclopedic overview of practically all gynecological disorders. The book deals with gynecological physical examination, policlinical and clinical technical procedures, gynecological pathology and gynecological surgery. The entire book is copiously illustrated with many schematic drawings. P. Buytaert,

Antwerpen