Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics and GynaecologyKeith Edmonds This time honoured classic has been re-built completely: after sixeditions the editor has decided that a radical revision isnecessary. The new edition has been developed as a result ofintensive consultation with trainees in OB/GYN as to what theywant, what they need and how they learn. The book is organised into two halves covering obstetrics andgynaecology. Within each, the chapters are structured into sectionscontaining pedagogic features such as boxes, highlights and keypoints for the first time. It contains everything the clinicianneeds to practice the art of obstetrics and gynaecology andsufficient information to help sub-specialists develop theirspecific interests. This text is recommended reading for the RoyalCollege of Obstetrics and Gynaecology membership examination. This seventh edition contains 21 new chapters:
This seventh edition has been significantly updated with a widerange of internationally renowned contributors who are all expertsin their field, bringing this book to the cutting edge of knowledgein obstetrics and gynaecology. "It was my favourite textbook when I was working for myexaminations and I am still using it. I can recommend this editionto current trainees wholeheartedly. It is certainly worth buying."Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Contents
1 Clinical anatomy of the pelvis and reproductive tract | 1 |
2 Maternal physiology | 10 |
3 The placenta and fetal membranes | 19 |
4 Normal fetal growth | 28 |
5 Preconception counselling | 34 |
6 Antenatal care | 39 |
7 Normal labour | 46 |
8 Fetal monitoring during labour | 56 |
33 Termination of pregnancy | 318 |
34 Normal and abnormal development of the genital tract | 327 |
35 The menstrual cycle | 348 |
36 The role of ultrasound in gynaecology | 356 |
37 Gynaecological disorders of childhood and adolescence | 364 |
38 Primary amenorrhoea | 369 |
39 Polycystic ovary syndrome and secondary amenorrhoea | 377 |
40 Menstrual problems menorrhagia and primary dysmenorrhagia | 399 |
9 Analgesia and anaesthesia | 63 |
10 Puerperium and lactation | 69 |
11 Neonatal care for obstetricians | 81 |
12 Spontaneous miscarriage | 94 |
13 Recurrent miscarriage | 100 |
14 Ectopic pregnancy | 106 |
15 Trophoblast disease | 117 |
16 Prenatal diagnosis and genetics | 125 |
17 Fetal medicine in clinical practice | 132 |
18 Obstetric emergencies | 145 |
19 Disorders of fetal growth and assessment of fetal wellbeing | 159 |
20 Multiple pregnancy | 166 |
21 Preterm labour | 177 |
22 Prolonged pregnancy | 192 |
23 Induction and augmentation of labour | 205 |
24 Malpresentation malposition cephalopelvic disproportion and obstetric procedures | 213 |
25 Hypertensive disorders | 227 |
26 Heart disease in pregnancy | 236 |
27 Diabetes and endocrine disease in pregnancy | 246 |
28 Renal disease | 260 |
29 Haematological problems in pregnancy | 270 |
30 Miscellaneous medical disorders | 282 |
31 Obstetric statistics | 289 |
32 Contraception | 299 |
41 Premenstrual syndrome | 408 |
42 Pelvic infection | 414 |
43 Chronic pelvic pain | 423 |
44 Endometriosis | 430 |
45 Infertility | 440 |
46 Assisted reproduction | 461 |
47 Menopause and the postmenopausal woman | 479 |
48 Pelvic floor dysfunction I uterovaginal prolapse | 496 |
49 Urinary incontinence | 504 |
50 Hysteroscopy and laparoscopy | 560 |
Plate section can be found facing p 562 | 562 |
51 Benign disease of the vulva | 578 |
52 Malignant disease of the vulva and the vagina | 591 |
53 Benign diseases of the vagina cervix and ovary | 606 |
54 Premalignant and malignant disease of the cervix | 614 |
55 Epithelial ovarian cancer | 625 |
56 Benign disease of the uterus | 636 |
57 Cancer of the uterine corpus | 645 |
58 Sexual dysfunction | 651 |
59 Ethical dilemmas in obstetrics and gynaecology | 658 |
60 The law and the obstetrician and gynaecologist | 684 |
61 Domestic violence and sexual assault | 692 |
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