Prenatal Counseling for Optimizing Pregnancy Outcomes

Covers the methodology and techniques of prenatal counseling. A separate section on fertility preservation in patients with cancers and prenatal counseling of cancer survivors is informative and interesting. Common medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, thyroid disorders, chronic renal diseases, and heart diseases are discussed with important key points for counseling. Similarly, venous thromboembolism and contraception are also discussed to provide a comprehensive and complete package.

• Describes the various components of counseling and methods of providing counseling to patients.
• Provides insight on how to counsel in diverse patients including adolescents, young girls, healthy pregnant women, patients with chronic medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma, etc.
• Includes chapters on preconceptual counseling to patients with genetic disorders, premarital counseling to patients with thalassemia and other hemoglobinopathies, counseling about fertility preservation in cancer patients and preconceptional counseling for cancer survivors, etc.
• This book is a must have for all obstetrics and gynecology practitioners.