W&I doctors publish books on pregnancy lung problems

Two doctors at Women & Infants Hospital and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have published a book focusing on lung problems in pregnancy, offering guidance on how to treat pregnant women with pulmonary disorders or other critical care issues.
Clinically, pregnancy can act as a “stress test” on women, often revealing problems that can have long-term consequences for both mother and baby. But pulmonary problems in a pregnant woman can be difficult for many physicians to handle.
The new textbook, “Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy” (Humana/Springer, 2009), was edited by Dr. Karen Rosene-Montella, chief of medicine at Women & Infants and professor of medicine and obstetrics/ gynecology at Brown, and Dr. Ghada Bourjeily, a pulmonary and critical care physician at Women & Infants’ Center for Women’s Medicine and assistant professor of medicine.
“There are some issues that can arise during pregnancy that practitioners feel ill-equipped to handle,” said Rosene-Montella in a news release. “This book is a first step in providing the medical community with the necessary tools to give the most comprehensive care to patients and in also explaining when a referral to a pulmonary or critical care specialist may be required.”