Medical Problems During Pregnancy

Carolyn Bernstein, MD is a board-certified neurologist and has additional certification in Headache Medicine.  She practices at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.Tamara C. Takoudes, MD is a board certified physician in maternal-fetal medicine at Boston Maternal Fetal Medicine in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.

• Preface.- 1. Gastrointestinal Diseases During Pregnancy.- 2. Medical Complications of Pregnancy/Headache.- 3. Gestational Diabetes in 2015.- 4. Thrombophilia and Thrombocytopenia in the Pregnant Women.- 5. Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy.- 6. Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy: An Overview for the Primary Care Physician.- 7. Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy.- 8. Musculoskeletal Pain in Pregnancy.- 9. Epilepsy in Pregnancy.- 10. Pregnancy and Chronic Kidney Disease.- Index.

“This is a case-based book that highlights treatment of a limited amount of medical conditions during pregnancy. … Residents and medical students are the intended audience.” (Anthony Shanks, Doody’s Book Reviews, April, 2017)