Tahir Mahmood, CBE, MD, FRCPI, FFRSH, MBA, FACOG, FRCPE, FEBCOG, FRCOGConsultant Gynecologist and Clinical Director Women , Children and Clinical Services Directorate , Victoria Hospital, NHS Fife, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, UKPast Vice-President Standards, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2007-2010); President, European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (EBCOG, 2014-2017); Past President of Edinburgh Obstetrical Society ( 2012-2014); Past President of the Northern Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Scotland ( 1999-2011), National Lead for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Audit in England and Wales (2010-2015), FIGO Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy Working Group ( 2014-2016); and is currently International UNFPA Consultant for EECA Region, Chair of EBCOG Standards of Care and Position Statements Group, and Life Trustee Lindsay Stewart R&D Foundation of the Royal College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologists. In the recent past, he has held honorary senior Clinical Lectureships at the Universities of Edinburgh, Dundee and St. Andrews in Scotland. He has edited 10 manuscripts and has published more than 200 research papers and chapters.He was appointed as Commander of the order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s honours list (2012) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the 2nd Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, PhD, DSc, FRCOG, FRCS, FACOG, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) of St. George’s University, London; Foundation Professor of O&G, University of Nicosia, Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London; Past President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007-2010); President: International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (FIGO) 2012-2015; Head, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St George’s University Hospital, London, UK (1997-2013). National award recipient of Knight Bachelor in the UK and Sri Lanka Ranjana in Sri Lanka for services to Medicine. Frank A. Chervenak, MD, MMM currently serves as Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lenox Hill Hospital; Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Dean of International Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He has published 327 papers in peer review literature and has co-authored or co-edited 38 textbooks. Research interests include ultrasound and ethics in obstetrics & gynecology and physician leadership. He has been named a member of The National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies. Dr. Chervenak has served on the Board of Governors of the American Institute in Ultrasound and Medicine and the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians. He has served as President of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine, International Fetal Medicine in Surgery Society, the New York Perinatal Society and the New York Academy of Medicine Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the New York Obstetrical Society. Currently, Dr. Chervenak serves as President of the International Society of the Fetus as a Patient, Vice-president of the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine, and Co-director of The Ian Donald Inter-University School of Medicine and Ultrasound. He has been awarded doctor honoris causae from 11 International Universities. He has been admitted as a fellow ad eundem of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Great Britain and as a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He has been named an Honorary Member of the Mexican Academy of Pediatrics and a “Knight of Medicine” by the University of Georgia.

"Such a task mentioned above is a set-up for monotonous reading. This text is anything but that! Indeed, I became "lost" in reading enjoyment. A search review found only one other title with a similar focus. Core texts, such asWilliams Obstetrics, 25th edition, Cunningham et al. (McGraw Hill, 2018) necessarily only provide an overview of obesity and its impact on pregnancy. This book provides marvelous insight as a resource for the challenges of obesity in pregnancy. As a clinician who supervises a large university clinic for gestational and overt diabetes in pregnancy, I welcome this book into my library." --Doody Reviews"This book is extremely useful to OB-GYNs on a daily basis. Obesity is a growing epidemic and we see these patients with increasing frequency. Every aspect of OB-GYN is covered in this book with relationship to obesity and I anticipate that a provider will use this book several times per day. There are no other well-known books that specifically evaluate the effects of obesity in so many aspects of OB-GYN. This is an evolving topic and further editions are certain to be desperately needed." --Doody

• 1. Worldwide Epidemic of Obesity2. Social, Ethnic and Genetic Determinants of Obesity3. The Psychological Basis of Obesity4. Obesity and Adolescent Pregnancy (New Chapter)5. Ultrasound Scanning in Obese Pregnancy6. Obesity and Pre-Eclampsia7. Obesity and Venous ThromboembolismSection 2 Obesity and Hyperglycaemia of Pregnancy8. Pregnancy and Metabolic Syndrome of Pregnancy9. Maternal Obesity and Developmental priming of Risk of later disease10. Screening for Gestational Diabetes11. Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus to optimise outcomes (New Chapter)12. Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Placental DysfunctionSection 3 Management of Labour 13. Obesity and Prolonged Pregnancy14. Induction of Labour in Obese Women15. Intrapartum Care16. Anaesthetic issues in Obese Women17. Obesity and Placental pathology18. Maternal Obesity and the risk of Stillbirth19. Difficult Caesarean Section in Morbidly Obese Women 20. Sepsis in Pregnant Obese Women21. Postpartum care for the recently delivered obese Women22. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality among Obese Women23. Impact of obesity on perinatal and Childhood outcomes (New chapter)Section 4: Interventions to Improve Care of Women During Pregnancy24. Medical and Surgical interventions for women planning Pregnancy25. Evidence based Approach to the management of Obese Pregnant Women 26. Developing Standards of Care for Obese Women during pregnancy27. Planning for the Future: Maternity Services in 2035Section 5 Long-Term Impact of Maternal Obesity28. Maternal Obesity – The road to Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk29. Obese Women and Quality Of Life30. Understanding eating Behaviour and Life Style issues to develop prevention strategies

Tahir Mahmood, CBE, MD, FRCPI, FFRSH, MBA, FACOG, FRCPE, FEBCOG, FRCOGConsultant Gynecologist and Clinical Director Women , Children and Clinical Services Directorate , Victoria Hospital, NHS Fife, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, UKPast Vice-President Standards, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2007-2010); President, European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (EBCOG, 2014-2017); Past President of Edinburgh Obstetrical Society ( 2012-2014); Past President of the Northern Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Scotland ( 1999-2011), National Lead for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Audit in England and Wales (2010-2015), FIGO Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy Working Group ( 2014-2016); and is currently International UNFPA Consultant for EECA Region, Chair of EBCOG Standards of Care and Position Statements Group, and Life Trustee Lindsay Stewart R&D Foundation of the Royal College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologists. In the recent past, he has held honorary senior Clinical Lectureships at the Universities of Edinburgh, Dundee and St. Andrews in Scotland. He has edited 10 manuscripts and has published more than 200 research papers and chapters.He was appointed as Commander of the order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s honours list (2012) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the 2nd Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, PhD, DSc, FRCOG, FRCS, FACOG, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) of St. George’s University, London; Foundation Professor of O&G, University of Nicosia, Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London; Past President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007-2010); President: International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (FIGO) 2012-2015; Head, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St George’s University Hospital, London, UK (1997-2013). National award recipient of Knight Bachelor in the UK and Sri Lanka Ranjana in Sri Lanka for services to Medicine. Frank A. Chervenak, MD, MMM currently serves as Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lenox Hill Hospital; Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Dean of International Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He has published 327 papers in peer review literature and has co-authored or co-edited 38 textbooks. Research interests include ultrasound and ethics in obstetrics & gynecology and physician leadership. He has been named a member of The National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies. Dr. Chervenak has served on the Board of Governors of the American Institute in Ultrasound and Medicine and the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians. He has served as President of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine, International Fetal Medicine in Surgery Society, the New York Perinatal Society and the New York Academy of Medicine Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the New York Obstetrical Society. Currently, Dr. Chervenak serves as President of the International Society of the Fetus as a Patient, Vice-president of the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine, and Co-director of The Ian Donald Inter-University School of Medicine and Ultrasound. He has been awarded doctor honoris causae from 11 International Universities. He has been admitted as a fellow ad eundem of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Great Britain and as a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He has been named an Honorary Member of the Mexican Academy of Pediatrics and a “Knight of Medicine” by the University of Georgia.

"Such a task mentioned above is a set-up for monotonous reading. This text is anything but that! Indeed, I became "lost" in reading enjoyment. A search review found only one other title with a similar focus. Core texts, such asWilliams Obstetrics, 25th edition, Cunningham et al. (McGraw Hill, 2018) necessarily only provide an overview of obesity and its impact on pregnancy. This book provides marvelous insight as a resource for the challenges of obesity in pregnancy. As a clinician who supervises a large university clinic for gestational and overt diabetes in pregnancy, I welcome this book into my library." --Doody Reviews"This book is extremely useful to OB-GYNs on a daily basis. Obesity is a growing epidemic and we see these patients with increasing frequency. Every aspect of OB-GYN is covered in this book with relationship to obesity and I anticipate that a provider will use this book several times per day. There are no other well-known books that specifically evaluate the effects of obesity in so many aspects of OB-GYN. This is an evolving topic and further editions are certain to be desperately needed." --Doody

• 1. Worldwide Epidemic of Obesity2. Social, Ethnic and Genetic Determinants of Obesity3. The Psychological Basis of Obesity4. Obesity and Adolescent Pregnancy (New Chapter)5. Ultrasound Scanning in Obese Pregnancy6. Obesity and Pre-Eclampsia7. Obesity and Venous ThromboembolismSection 2 Obesity and Hyperglycaemia of Pregnancy8. Pregnancy and Metabolic Syndrome of Pregnancy9. Maternal Obesity and Developmental priming of Risk of later disease10. Screening for Gestational Diabetes11. Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus to optimise outcomes (New Chapter)12. Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Placental DysfunctionSection 3 Management of Labour 13. Obesity and Prolonged Pregnancy14. Induction of Labour in Obese Women15. Intrapartum Care16. Anaesthetic issues in Obese Women17. Obesity and Placental pathology18. Maternal Obesity and the risk of Stillbirth19. Difficult Caesarean Section in Morbidly Obese Women 20. Sepsis in Pregnant Obese Women21. Postpartum care for the recently delivered obese Women22. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality among Obese Women23. Impact of obesity on perinatal and Childhood outcomes (New chapter)Section 4: Interventions to Improve Care of Women During Pregnancy24. Medical and Surgical interventions for women planning Pregnancy25. Evidence based Approach to the management of Obese Pregnant Women 26. Developing Standards of Care for Obese Women during pregnancy27. Planning for the Future: Maternity Services in 2035Section 5 Long-Term Impact of Maternal Obesity28. Maternal Obesity – The road to Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk29. Obese Women and Quality Of Life30. Understanding eating Behaviour and Life Style issues to develop prevention strategies

Tahir Mahmood, CBE, MD, FRCPI, FFRSH, MBA, FACOG, FRCPE, FEBCOG, FRCOGConsultant Gynecologist and Clinical Director Women , Children and Clinical Services Directorate , Victoria Hospital, NHS Fife, Kirkcaldy, Scotland, UKPast Vice-President Standards, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2007-2010); President, European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (EBCOG, 2014-2017); Past President of Edinburgh Obstetrical Society ( 2012-2014); Past President of the Northern Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Scotland ( 1999-2011), National Lead for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Audit in England and Wales (2010-2015), FIGO Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy Working Group ( 2014-2016); and is currently International UNFPA Consultant for EECA Region, Chair of EBCOG Standards of Care and Position Statements Group, and Life Trustee Lindsay Stewart R&D Foundation of the Royal College of Obstetrician and Gynaecologists. In the recent past, he has held honorary senior Clinical Lectureships at the Universities of Edinburgh, Dundee and St. Andrews in Scotland. He has edited 10 manuscripts and has published more than 200 research papers and chapters.He was appointed as Commander of the order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year’s honours list (2012) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the 2nd Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, PhD, DSc, FRCOG, FRCS, FACOG, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) of St. George’s University, London; Foundation Professor of O&G, University of Nicosia, Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London; Past President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007-2010); President: International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (FIGO) 2012-2015; Head, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St George’s University Hospital, London, UK (1997-2013). National award recipient of Knight Bachelor in the UK and Sri Lanka Ranjana in Sri Lanka for services to Medicine. Frank A. Chervenak, MD, MMM currently serves as Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lenox Hill Hospital; Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Associate Dean of International Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He has published 327 papers in peer review literature and has co-authored or co-edited 38 textbooks. Research interests include ultrasound and ethics in obstetrics & gynecology and physician leadership. He has been named a member of The National Academy of Medicine of the National Academies. Dr. Chervenak has served on the Board of Governors of the American Institute in Ultrasound and Medicine and the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians. He has served as President of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine, International Fetal Medicine in Surgery Society, the New York Perinatal Society and the New York Academy of Medicine Section of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the New York Obstetrical Society. Currently, Dr. Chervenak serves as President of the International Society of the Fetus as a Patient, Vice-president of the International Academy of Perinatal Medicine, and Co-director of The Ian Donald Inter-University School of Medicine and Ultrasound. He has been awarded doctor honoris causae from 11 International Universities. He has been admitted as a fellow ad eundem of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Great Britain and as a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He has been named an Honorary Member of the Mexican Academy of Pediatrics and a “Knight of Medicine” by the University of Georgia.

"Such a task mentioned above is a set-up for monotonous reading. This text is anything but that! Indeed, I became "lost" in reading enjoyment. A search review found only one other title with a similar focus. Core texts, such asWilliams Obstetrics, 25th edition, Cunningham et al. (McGraw Hill, 2018) necessarily only provide an overview of obesity and its impact on pregnancy. This book provides marvelous insight as a resource for the challenges of obesity in pregnancy. As a clinician who supervises a large university clinic for gestational and overt diabetes in pregnancy, I welcome this book into my library." --Doody Reviews"This book is extremely useful to OB-GYNs on a daily basis. Obesity is a growing epidemic and we see these patients with increasing frequency. Every aspect of OB-GYN is covered in this book with relationship to obesity and I anticipate that a provider will use this book several times per day. There are no other well-known books that specifically evaluate the effects of obesity in so many aspects of OB-GYN. This is an evolving topic and further editions are certain to be desperately needed." --Doody

• 1. Worldwide Epidemic of Obesity2. Social, Ethnic and Genetic Determinants of Obesity3. The Psychological Basis of Obesity4. Obesity and Adolescent Pregnancy (New Chapter)5. Ultrasound Scanning in Obese Pregnancy6. Obesity and Pre-Eclampsia7. Obesity and Venous ThromboembolismSection 2 Obesity and Hyperglycaemia of Pregnancy8. Pregnancy and Metabolic Syndrome of Pregnancy9. Maternal Obesity and Developmental priming of Risk of later disease10. Screening for Gestational Diabetes11. Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus to optimise outcomes (New Chapter)12. Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Placental DysfunctionSection 3 Management of Labour 13. Obesity and Prolonged Pregnancy14. Induction of Labour in Obese Women15. Intrapartum Care16. Anaesthetic issues in Obese Women17. Obesity and Placental pathology18. Maternal Obesity and the risk of Stillbirth19. Difficult Caesarean Section in Morbidly Obese Women 20. Sepsis in Pregnant Obese Women21. Postpartum care for the recently delivered obese Women22. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality among Obese Women23. Impact of obesity on perinatal and Childhood outcomes (New chapter)Section 4: Interventions to Improve Care of Women During Pregnancy24. Medical and Surgical interventions for women planning Pregnancy25. Evidence based Approach to the management of Obese Pregnant Women 26. Developing Standards of Care for Obese Women during pregnancy27. Planning for the Future: Maternity Services in 2035Section 5 Long-Term Impact of Maternal Obesity28. Maternal Obesity – The road to Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk29. Obese Women and Quality Of Life30. Understanding eating Behaviour and Life Style issues to develop prevention strategies