The fourth edition of this highly regarded textbook has been thoroughly overhauled. There is a new chapter bridging the gap between learning and doing (On-Call); new coverage of FGM and the Zika virus; sepsis has been updated; there is access to a further five chapters; there are ten videos to guide learners through the more difficult, complex issues they might face in O&G; and new self-assessment has been written to help with testing understanding. O Key points boxes throughout O Full-colour illustrations throughout O Over 350 illustrations O Comprehensive coverage O New chapter covering On Call O&G with practical guidance and steps for acute and important issues likely to be encountered (hypertension, sepsis, bleeding, labour-ward emergencies etc.). O New sections on FGM. O Expanded areas in medical disorders in pregnancy and mental illness. O Comes with an e-book on StudentConsult. O Ten videos with experts guiding viewers through a range of essential issues, from on-call scenarios to fetal medicine. O Self-assessment. Over 40 SBAs and case-based questions.
SECTION 1 FUNDAMENTALS Pelvic anatomy History and examination SECTION 2 GYNAECOLOGY Paediatric gynaecology and disorders of sex development The normal menstrual cycle and amenorrhoea Sub-fertility Early pregnancy care Menstrual disorders and premenstrual syndrome Pelvic pain and endometriosis The menopause and HRT Prolapse Incontinence Ovarian neoplasms Uterine neoplastic disease Cervical disease Trophoblastic disease Vulval disorders Gynaecological surgery SECTION 3 REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH Pelvic infection and STIs Psychosexual problems Abortion Contraception SECTION 4 OBSTETRICS Antenatal and postnatal care Maternal medicine Prenatal diagnosis Obstetric haemorrhage Fetal growth and surveillance Hypertension in pregnancy Prematurity Multiple pregnancy Normal labour and pain relief in labour Monitoring of the fetus in labour Induction Malpresentation and slow labour Emergencies in labour Operative delivery Stillbirth and neonatal mortality Neonatal resuscitation SECTION 5 ON CALL FOR OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY Practical obstetrics and gynaecology Self-assessment ONLINE CHAPTERS W1. Embryology W2. Imaging in gynaecology W3. Physiology of pregnancy W4. Obstetrics in under-resourced settings W5. Neonatal care W6. Self-assessment VIDEOS V1. Pelvic pain V2. The menopause V3. STIs V4. Contraception V5. Fetal medicine V6. Prematurity V7. Induction V8. Slow and precipitate labour V9. Stillbirth V10. On call
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