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Early fetal development and the environment
Reproductive genetics
Basic genetics and patterns of inheritance
Prenatal diagnosis of genetic disorders
Placenta
Gamete transport, fertilization and implantation
Normal development
Amniotic fluid dynamics
Immunology of pregnancy
Gestational changes of the reproductive tract and breasts
Anatomic alterations in the reproductive tract
Physiology of the myometrium
Puerperium
Breast and the physiology of lactation
Environmental influences on fetal development
Maternal nutrition
Effects of therapeutic, diagnostic, and environmental agents
Social and illicit drug use in pregnancy
Fetal diagnostic and treatment modalities
Ultrasound in perinatal medicine
General principles and applications of ultrasonography
Prenatal diagnosis of structural heart disease
Doppler ultrasound assessment of blood flow
Measurement of fetal activity
Fetal breathing and body movements
Biophysical evaluation of fetal status
Fetal cardiovascular physiology.
(cont) Placental respiratory gas exchange and fetal oxygenation
Fetal heart rate
Fetal cardiac arrhythmias: diagnosis and therapy
Fetal biophysical assessment by ultrasound
Acid-base physiology in the fetus
Fetal acid-base balance
Fetal blood sampling
Fetal therapy: medical and surgical approaches
Endocrine and other evaluations of the fetal environment
Endocrinology of pregnancy
Significance of amniotic fluid meconium
Evaluation of fetal lung maturity
Fetal lung development: tests for maturation, induction of maturation and treatment
Maternal and fetal pathophysiology
Pregnancy wastage
Recurrent abortion
Cervical incompetence
Immunologic disorders
Disorders of parturition
Characteristics of parturition
Preterm labor and delivery
Post-term pregnancy
Normal and abnormal labor
Clinical aspects of normal and abnormal labor
Fetal growth
Intrauterine growth restriction
Multiple gestation
Incidence, etiology, and inheritance
Multiple gestation: clinical characteristics and management.
(cont) Placental abnormalities
Placenta previa and abruptio placentae
Disorders of amniotic fluid
Premature rupture of the membranes
Maternal and fetal infections
Clinical disorders
Human immunodeficiency virus
Maternal blood group immunization
Hemolytic disease (erythroblastosis fetalis)
Nonimmune hydrops
Maternal disorders
Cardiovascular and renal adaptation to pregnancy
Cardiac diseases
Thromboembolic disease
Pregnancy-related hypertension
Renal disorders
Intensive cardiac monitoring of the critically ill pregnant patient
Pulmonary disorders
Maternal hematologic disorders
Diabetes in pregnancy
Thyroid disease and pregnancy
Other endocrine disorders of pregnancy
Gastrointestinal disease in pregnancy
Diseases of liver, biliary system and pancreas
Rheumatologic and connective tissue disorders
Neurologic disorders
Skin and pregnancy
Pelvic malignancies, gestational trophoblastic neoplasia and nonpelvic malignancies
Neonatal problems
Identification and management of high-risk problems in the neonate.
(cont) Anesthetic considerations in the complicated obstetric patient.
Reproductive genetics
Basic genetics and patterns of inheritance
Prenatal diagnosis of genetic disorders
Placenta
Gamete transport, fertilization and implantation
Normal development
Amniotic fluid dynamics
Immunology of pregnancy
Gestational changes of the reproductive tract and breasts
Anatomic alterations in the reproductive tract
Physiology of the myometrium
Puerperium
Breast and the physiology of lactation
Environmental influences on fetal development
Maternal nutrition
Effects of therapeutic, diagnostic, and environmental agents
Social and illicit drug use in pregnancy
Fetal diagnostic and treatment modalities
Ultrasound in perinatal medicine
General principles and applications of ultrasonography
Prenatal diagnosis of structural heart disease
Doppler ultrasound assessment of blood flow
Measurement of fetal activity
Fetal breathing and body movements
Biophysical evaluation of fetal status
Fetal cardiovascular physiology.
(cont) Placental respiratory gas exchange and fetal oxygenation
Fetal heart rate
Fetal cardiac arrhythmias: diagnosis and therapy
Fetal biophysical assessment by ultrasound
Acid-base physiology in the fetus
Fetal acid-base balance
Fetal blood sampling
Fetal therapy: medical and surgical approaches
Endocrine and other evaluations of the fetal environment
Endocrinology of pregnancy
Significance of amniotic fluid meconium
Evaluation of fetal lung maturity
Fetal lung development: tests for maturation, induction of maturation and treatment
Maternal and fetal pathophysiology
Pregnancy wastage
Recurrent abortion
Cervical incompetence
Immunologic disorders
Disorders of parturition
Characteristics of parturition
Preterm labor and delivery
Post-term pregnancy
Normal and abnormal labor
Clinical aspects of normal and abnormal labor
Fetal growth
Intrauterine growth restriction
Multiple gestation
Incidence, etiology, and inheritance
Multiple gestation: clinical characteristics and management.
(cont) Placental abnormalities
Placenta previa and abruptio placentae
Disorders of amniotic fluid
Premature rupture of the membranes
Maternal and fetal infections
Clinical disorders
Human immunodeficiency virus
Maternal blood group immunization
Hemolytic disease (erythroblastosis fetalis)
Nonimmune hydrops
Maternal disorders
Cardiovascular and renal adaptation to pregnancy
Cardiac diseases
Thromboembolic disease
Pregnancy-related hypertension
Renal disorders
Intensive cardiac monitoring of the critically ill pregnant patient
Pulmonary disorders
Maternal hematologic disorders
Diabetes in pregnancy
Thyroid disease and pregnancy
Other endocrine disorders of pregnancy
Gastrointestinal disease in pregnancy
Diseases of liver, biliary system and pancreas
Rheumatologic and connective tissue disorders
Neurologic disorders
Skin and pregnancy
Pelvic malignancies, gestational trophoblastic neoplasia and nonpelvic malignancies
Neonatal problems
Identification and management of high-risk problems in the neonate.
(cont) Anesthetic considerations in the complicated obstetric patient.