Key Features:

• Topics include drug therapy in pregnancy, airway management, trauma, medical co-morbidities and common surgical conditions.
• Presents evidence-based coverage of both early and later pregnancy from first trimester bleeding and ectopic pregnancy to peripartum cardiomyopathy and placental abnormalities.
• Offers expert guidance on various types of deliveries, including emergency care of the third trimester pregnant patient with a focus on the precipitous delivery.
• Discusses out-of-hospital deliveries, emergencies after delivery, and care of the mother and newborn.
• A first of its kind resource for physicians, residents, nurse practitioners, nurses and physician assistants in emergency departments and remote settings.
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