1st Edition
Asthma and Immunological Diseases in Pregnancy and Early Infancy
This state-of-the-art volume explores the interrelationships between asthma, atopic illnesses, immunological diseases, and pregnancy, elucidates potential effects of specific treatments, and discusses optimal preventive, diagnostic, and management measures for ensuring the well-being of the pregnant woman and her fetus or infant.
Covers gestational asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinosinusitis, urticaria/angioedema, atopic dermatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV infection, immune deficiency states, and other conditions-including immunological factors leading to fetal loss!
Written by more than 60 internationally recognized experts, Asthma and Immunological Diseases in Pregnancy and Early Infancy introduces for the first time
Along with updated and detailed perspectives on topics, such as
Hormonal Changes During Normal Pregnancy and Their Consequences, Joseph F. Mortola
Fetal Oxygenation, Acid - Base Balance, and Assessment of Well-Being in the Pregnancy Complicated by Asthma or Anaphylaxis, Larry Cousins and Valerian A. Catanzarite
Pulmonary Function During Pregnancy, Robert A. Wise
Maternal Immune Function During Pregnancy, Reuben Falkoff
The Immunology of Pregnancy: The Fetus as Allograft, Henry N. Claman
General Therapeutics
Psychological Changes During Pregnancy: Implications for Medical Care, Andrea B. Stone and Walter A. Brown
Use of Medication During Pregnancy and Lactation: General Considerations, Richard S. Abrams and Clement P. Hoffman
Pregnancy Effects of Specific Medications Used to Treat Asthma and Immunological Diseases, Anthony R. Scialli and Armand Lione
Medical/Legal Aspects of Prescribing During Pregnancy, Frederick H. Fern, Christopher P. Orlando, and Jean A. Hobart
Allergic Diseases
Allergy Diagnosis, Environmental Control, and Immunotherapy During Pregnancy, Helen Mawhinney and Sheldon L. Spector
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Rhinosinusitis During Pregnancy and Lactation, Gary A. Incaudo
Anaphylaxis in Pregnancy, Stephen I. Wasserman
Cutaneous Diseases During Pregnancy, Gary M. White and Robert S. Zeiger
Immunologically Mediated Adverse Drug Reactions in Pregnancy, Gillian M. Shepherd
Asthma
Effects of Asthma on Pregnancy and Labor, Donna Dizon-Townson and Steven L. Clark
Effect of Pregnancy on Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Elizabeth F. Juniper and Michael T. Newhouse
Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Bronchial Asthma During Pregnancy, Allan T. Luskin
The Medical Management of Asthma During Pregnancy, Michael Schatz
Prevention and Treatment of Severe Asthma During Pregnancy, Paul A. Greenberger and Roy Patterson
The Obstetrical Management of Pregnant Asthmatics, Mitchell P. Dombrowski
Immunologic Diseases
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Pregnancy, Michael D. Lockshin
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Arthropathies During Pregnancy, J. Lee Nelson and Monika Østensen
Other Autoimmune Diseases in Pregnancy, Geeta Khare and Henry N. Claman
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection During Pregnancy, Pamela Stratton, Mary Jo O'Sullivan, and Adolfo Gonzalez-Garcia
Immune Deficiency During Pregnancy, Frederick M. Schaffer
Immunological Causes of Fetal Loss, Henry N. Claman
Development/Prevention of Allergic Diseases in Infancy
The Genetic Basis of Asthma and Allergic Disease, William O. C. M. Cookson
Risk Factors in the Development of Allergy, Bengt Björkstén and N-I Max Kjellman
The Natural History of Allergic Diseases and Asthma in Childhood, Steven Rubinstein
Prevention of Allergic Disease in Infancy, Robert S. Zeiger
Allergic and Immunologic Diseases During Infancy
The Wheezing Infant, Alan F. Isles, Christopher J. L. Newth, and Claire Wainwright
Food Hypersensitivity in Infancy, S. Allan Bock and Hugh A. Sampson
Atopic Dermatitis and Other Immunological Dermatoses of Infancy, Michael H. Mellon
Immunobiology of the Neonate and an Overview of Immune Deficiencies in the Neonatal Period, Richard I. Schiff and Noah J. Friedman
Biography
Michael Schatz