
Essential Obstetrics and Gynaecology
6th Edition
Description
This is the sixth edition of a popular, highly readable primer in obstetrics and gynaecology. It has been thoroughly updated and aligns with the undergraduate curriculum in O&G devised by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Key Features
- Highly illustrated throughout
- Essential information points at the end of chapters
- Case histories
- Practical procedures boxes
- Alert (warnings or advice) and tick (guidance or definitions) boxes throughout
- Over 100 self-assessment MCQs
- Appendices: Principles of Perioperative Care; Governance, Audit and Research
- Reflects the national undergraduate curriculum in obstetrics and gynaecology in the UK and Australia
Table of Contents
Section 1 Essential reproductive science
1. Anatomy of the Female Pelvis; 2. Conception and Implantation; 3. Physiological Changes in Pregnancy; 4. Placental and Fetal Growth and Development; 5. Perinatal and Maternal Mortality
Section 2 Essential obstetrics
6. History Taking and Examination in Obstetrics; 7. Normal Pregnancy and Antenatal Care; 8. Obstetric Disorders; 9. Maternal Medicine; 10. Congenital Abnormalities and Assessment of Fetal Wellbeing; 11. Management of Labour; 12. Management of Delivery; 13. Postpartum and Early Neonatal Care; 14. Mental Health and Childbirth
Section 3 Essential gynaecology
15. Basic Clinical Skills in Gynaecology; 16. Gynaecological Disorders; 17. Infertility; 18. Early Pregnancy Care; 19. Sexual and Reproductive Health; 20. Gynaecological Oncology; 21. Prolapse and Disorders of the Urinary Tract
Appendices
A. Principles of Perioperative Care; B. Governance, Audit and Research; C. Medicolegal Aspects of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; OSCE Stations Questions; OSCE Stations Answers; Self-assessment Questions; Self-assessment Answers; Further Reading; Index
Details
- No. of pages:
- 480
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © Elsevier 2019
- Published:
- 17th August 2019
- Imprint:
- Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9780702076381
- Paperback ISBN:
- 9780702076398
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780702076411
- eBook ISBN:
- 9780702076404
About the Editors

Ian Symonds
Affiliations and Expertise
Dean of Medicine, University of Adelaide; Head of School, Adelaide Medical School; Visiting Medical Specialist in Obstetrics, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia

Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
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.
Affiliations and Expertise
Professor Emeritus, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George’s University of London, London, UK
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