The Brain of the Critically Ill Pregnant Woman is a volume in the Critical Care in Obstetrics series. This novel reference educates physicians, nurses, and all allied healthcare personnel on updates for caring for pregnant women with neurological compromise. The book's authors have gathered the best evidence-based material that is explicitly focused on severe neurological complications in pregnant patients and postpartum. Among the chapters, the book covers medical-surgical complications that any patient can present, such as head trauma and complications specific to pregnancy. - Includes obstetric concepts with updated knowledge of pathophysiology - Offers best practice approaches and interventions regarding the fetus - Explores the use and effects of drugs in the pregnant patient and during nursing - Written by authors with extensive clinical experience in neurocritical care and critical obstetric care