This is the fifth edition of a popular, highly readable primer in obstetrics and gynaecology. It has been thoroughly updated and reconfigured to key into the new undergraduate curriculum n O&G devised by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
- Highly illustrated throughout.
- Essential information points at the end of chapters.
- Case histories throughout.
- Practical procedures boxes throughout.
- Alert (warnings or advice) and tick (guidance or definitions) boxes throughout.
- New editor: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran.
- Now a multi-authored text written by eminent experts from across the specialty.
- Book entirely restructured to reflect the national undergraduate curriculum in obstetrics and gynaecology.
- Two new appendices: Principles of Perioperative Care and Governance, Audit and Research.
- Over 100 self-assessment MCQs at the end of the book.
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SECTION 1 Essential reproductive science |
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1 Anatomy of the female pelvis |
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3 | (10) |
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2 Conception and nidation |
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13 | (10) |
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3 Physiological changes in pregnancy |
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23 | (18) |
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4 Placental and fetal growth and development |
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41 | (14) |
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5 Perinatal and maternal mortality |
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55 | (10) |
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SECTION 2 Essential obstetrics |
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6 History taking and examination in obstetrics |
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65 | (14) |
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7 Normal pregnancy and antenatal care |
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79 | (10) |
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89 | (30) |
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119 | (22) |
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10 Congenital abnormalities and assessment of fetal wellbeing |
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141 | (14) |
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155 | (28) |
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12 Management of delivery |
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183 | (16) |
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199 | (8) |
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14 Psychiatric disorders of childbirth |
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207 | (16) |
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SECTION 3 Essential gynaecology |
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15 Basic clinical skills in gynaecology |
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223 | (10) |
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16 Gynaecological disorders |
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233 | (32) |
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265 | (12) |
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277 | (14) |
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19 Sexual and reproductive health |
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291 | (26) |
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20 Gynaecological oncology |
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317 | (24) |
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21 Prolapse and disorders of the urinary tract |
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341 | (16) |
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A Principles of perioperative care |
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357 | (6) |
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B Governance, audit and research |
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363 | (6) |
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C Medicolegal aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology |
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369 | (8) |
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| Self-assessment: Questions |
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377 | (16) |
| Self-assessment: Answers |
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393 | (16) |
| Further reading |
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409 | (8) |
| Index |
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Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, PhD, DSc, FRCOG, FRCS, FACOG, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) of St. George's University, London; Foundation Professor of O&G, University of Nicosia, Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London; Past President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007-2010); President: International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (FIGO) 2012-2015; Head, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St George's University Hospital, London, UK (1997-2013). National award recipient of Knight Bachelor in the UK and Sri Lanka Ranjana in Sri Lanka for services to Medicine.
