Aims to provide a guide to clinical obstetrics and gynaecology. It is a companion volume to "Aids to Reproductive Biology" and is intended for use by candidates for Part 2 of the MRCOG. This third edition includes information on recent research and updates practical aspects.
Part 1 Obstetrics: obstetric care; early pregnancy and its disorders;
congenital abnormalities; assessment of foetal growth and well-being; drugs
in pregnancy; medical and surgical problems in pregnancy; maternal and foetal
infections; problems in later pregnancy; labour and intrapartum problems;
third-stage problems and obstetric emergencies; perinatal and maternal
mortality; the puerperium; the newborn infant; obstetrics in the Third World.
Part 2 Gynaecology: history and examination; disorders of menstruation and
associated problems; fertility and subfertility; contraception and
sterilization; pelvic infections; the management of pain; disorders of
micturition; uterine displacement and utero-vaginal prolapse; intersexes and
congential malformations of the genital tract; conditions of the lower
genital tract; conditions of the body of the uterus and fallopian tubes;
conditions of the ovary; the climacteric; pre-operative assessment and
management of post-operative complications in gynaecological surgery.
