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HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES ARE INCREASING AND FORM A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE PREGNANT PATIENT POPULATION. COMPENDIUM FOR THE ANTENATAL CARE OF HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES TAKES A UNIQUE APPROACH TO OVER 140 CONDITIONS, COMBINING 'FACT FILES', 'CARE PATHWAYS', AND 'INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS' IN ONE VOLUME. THE BOOK IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A PRACTICAL AND ACCESSIBLE INDIVIDUALISED FRAMEWORK OF INFORMATION FOR DOCTORS IN BUSY CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND TO INTEGRATE THE SPECIALIST CARE OFFERED TO WOMEN WITH HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES. FOR EACH CONDITION, THE BOOK COVERS VITAL POINTS ON RISK REDUCTION, CLINICAL GOVERNANCE, DISCUSSION WITH PATIENTS, AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. THIS IS IMPORTANT IN A LITIGIOUS ENVIRONMENT WITH HIGH PATIENT EXPECTATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATES HOW CLINICAL GOVERNANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT ARE INTERWOVEN IN DAILY CLINICAL PRACTICE.