"Bert" (Bertis Britt) Little, M.A. Ph.D., is Professor of Public Health in the School of Public Health and Information Science, University of Louisville, and Professor of Ob/GYN (adj.), School of Medicine, University of Louisville, and Professor of Anthropology (adj.), College of Arts and Sciences University of Louisville. Dr. Little is elected Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science (FAAAS), Fellow Royal Anthropological Institute (FRAI), Fellow Royal Society of Medicine (FRSM), and Fellow Royal Society of Public Health (FRSPH). Dr. Little is also senior medical research scientist in Medical Service, Division of Cardiology at the Dallas VA Medical Center. Dr. Little has been an expert reviewer for Obstetrics and Genecology for 30 years, and was a Top 100 Expert Reviewer in 2003, 2007, 2017 for the "Green Journal." He wrote the Human Teratology and Drugs in Pregnancy section in Antepartum Care for ACOG Precis V and VI, and three supplements to Williams Obstetrics on medications in pregnancy (Concepts of human teratology; Special considerations; and Social and illicit substance use during pregnancy). This practical handbook provides detailed guidelines on prescribing drugs in all classes, and for a wide variety of diseases and disorders, during pregnancy, with numerous boxes and tables to assist understanding. CONTENTS: Introduction to drugs in pregnancy * Antimicrobials during pregnancy: bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic indications * Cardiovascular drugs during pregnancy * Endocrine disorders, contraception, and hormone therapy during pregnancy: embryotoxic versus fetal effects * Antiasthma agents during pregnancy * Anesthetic agents and surgery during pregnancy * Antineoplastic drugs during pregnancy * Analgesics during pregnancy * Anticonvulsant drugs during pregnancy * Psychotropic use during pregnancy * Antihistamines, decongestants, and expectorants during pregnancy * Nutritional and dietary supplementation during pregnancy * Use of dermatologics during pregnancy * Drug overdoses during pregnancy * Miscellaneous drugs during pregnancy: tocolytics, immunosuppressants and biologic therapeutics * Substance abuse during pregnancy * Supplementary material

Book Information
ISBN 9781498714518
Author Bertis B. Little
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Productivity Press
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc