Clinically, pregnancy acts as a stress test that unmasks maternal disease and may have long-term implications for maternal and fetal health. In Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy, the editors provide a state-of-the art, comprehensive text focusing on common or complex pulmonary issues occurring in pregnancy.
From the reviews: “I found the topics covered in the text highly relevant to clinical practice. … Overall, I found the text readable … . The figures and legends were largely useful … . Those who would benefit from reading the book would include critical care attendings and fellows as well as maternal fetal medicine attendings and fellows. Also, generalist obstetricians interested in high-risk obstetrics would benefit as well. The book provides the most comprehensive review of respiratory disorders in pregnancy in one text that I have encountered.” (Robin L. Perry, Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 38 (2), February, 2010) “This book focuses on pulmonary conditions that potentially can complicate a pregnancy. … This book could be a nice resource for those in training and those looking for a starting point when researching a specific pulmonary condition in pregnancy. Internists and family practice doctors also could find this a … valuable resource. … The strength of this book is in its broad and comprehensive array of topics.” (Gilad A. Gross, Doody’s Review Service, January, 2010) “The book is a compilation of well-written and all-embracing chapters of complex respiratory problems. The spectrum of multidisciplinary involvement is particularly laudable and impressive. … Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy will appeal and provide a valuable resource to a large audience of health-care professionals, including obsterricians, anaesthetists, obstetric physicians, GPs and midwives who are increasingly looking after women with respiratory conditions. … Overall this is a highly informative and well-mounted text that I would thoroughly recommend.” (Feroza Dawood, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 70 (11), November, 2009)