Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 9th edition

This classic textbook continues to provide the basic knowledge relevant to the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. Comprehensive in scope, Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology offers contributions from a noted panel of experts and contains an integrated approach that is designed to help deliver the highest possible care to patients. Since the publication of the previous edition, there have been a number of obstetric breakthroughs that are addressed in this new edition. Written for both students and professionals, Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology is a straightforward, authoritative and practice-based guide to women's reproductive health. Front Cover Dedication Contents List of Contributors Preface to the Ninth Edition Preface to the First Edition Section 1: Obstetrics Part 1: Basic Science 1: Maternal Physiology (Pipkin) 2: The Placenta and Fetal Membranes (Huppertz & Kingdom) Part 2: Normal Pregnancy 3: Healthy Fetal Growth (Papageorghiou) 4: Pre-conception Counseling (Dhanjal) 5: Antenatal Care (Attilakos & Overton) 6: First Trimester Antenatal Screening (Lau) Part 3: Maternal Medicine 7: Hypertensive Disorders (Waugh & Smith) 8: Heart Disease in Pregnancy (Adamson & Nelson-Piercy) 9: Diabetes (Ali & Dornhorst) 10: Liver and Endocrine Diseases in Pregnancy (Heneghan & Williamson) 11: Renal Disease (Lightstone) 12: Haematological Problems in Pregnancy (Davis & Pavord) 13: Maternal Infection During Pregnancy (Noriando & Thilaganathan) 14: Psychiatric Problems in Pregnancy and Post Partum (MacLean & Pearlstein) 15: Autoimmune Rhematic Diseases and Other Medical Disorders in Pregnancy (McCarthy & Soh) 16: Obesity and Pregnancy (Higgins & McAuliffe) Part 4: Fetal Medicine 17: Fetal Growth Restriction (Everett & Lees) 18: Third Trimester Fetal Assessment (Hyett) 19: Fetal Medical Conditions (Brennand) 20: Fetal Anomalies (Kumar) 21: Multiple Pregnancy (Kilby & Oepkes) Part 5: Birth 22: Normal Mechanisms in Labour (Bernal & Norwitz) 23: Post-term Pregnancy (Caughey) 24: Induction and Augmentation of Labour (Norman & Stock) 25: Obstetric Emergencies (Paterson-Brown & Draycott) 26: Malpresentation, Malposition, Cephalopelvic Disproportion and Obstetric Procedures (Hinshaw & Arulkumaran) 27: Fetal Monitoring During Labour (Paterson-Brown & Johnston) 28: Preterm Labour (Bennett) 29: Stillbirth (Jones) 30: Analgesia, Anaesthesia and Resuscitation (Plaat) Part 6: Postnatal Care 31: Puerperium and Lactation (Edmonds) 32: Neonatal Care for Obstetricians (Hannam) 33: Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics (Pasupathy) Section 2: Gynaecology Part 7: Basic Science 34: Clinical Anatomy of the Pelvis and Reproductive Tract (Farthing) 35: Normal and Abnormal Development of the Genital Tract (Edmonds) 36: Role of Imaging in Gynaecology (Froyman & Timmerman) 37: Ambulatory Gynaecology, Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy (Clark & Robinson) Part 8: Childhood and Adolescence 38: Puberty and its Disorders (Edmonds) 39: Gynaecological Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Edmonds) Part 9: Early Pregnancy Problems 40: Spontaneous Miscarriage (Ekechi & Stalder) 41: Recurrent Miscarriage (Edmonds) 42: Gestational Trophoblast Neoplasia (Seckl) 43: Ectopic Pregnancy (Candous) 44: Induced Abortion (Lohr) 45: Acute Pelvic Infection (Ross) Part 10: Menstruation 46: The Menstrual Cycle (Ledger) 47: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Secondary Amenorrhoea (Balen) 48: Heavy Menstrual Bleeding (Horne & Critchley) 49: Premenstrual Syndrome (El-Gizawy & O'Brien) 50: Menopause and Postmenopausal Health (Panay) Part 11: Reproductive Problems 51: Subfertility (Raine-Fenning) 52: Assisted Reproduction (Trew & Lavery) Part 12: Pelvic Pain 53: Endometriosis (Johnson) 54: Chronic Pelvic Pain (Gupta) Part 13: Urogynaecology 55: Uterovaginal Prolapse (Slack) 56: Urinary Incontinence (Khullar) Part 14: Benign Gynaecological Disease 57: Benign Diseases of the Vulva (Lewis) 58: Benign Diseases of the Vagina, Cervix and Ovary (Edmonds) 59: Benign Disease of the Uterus (Van den Bosch) Part 15: Gynaecological Cancer 60: Malignant Disease of the Vulva and the Vagina (Luesley) 61: Premalignant and Malignant Disease of the Cervix (Kyrgiou) 62: Endometrial Cancer (Kehoe) 63: Surgical and Medical Management of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (Fotopoulou, Gabra & Blagden) Part 16: Sexual Health 64: Sexually Transmitted Infections (Greenhouse) 65: Contraception and Sterilization (Cameron) 66: Sexual Dysfunction (Wylie) 67: Rape and Sexual Assault and Female Genital Mutilation (White) Part 17: Miscellaneous Topics 68: Ethical Dilemmas in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Jackson) 69: The Law and the Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (Leigh) 70: Evidence-based Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Bhattacharya & Coomarasamy) Index Colour Plates

This classic textbook continues to provide the basic knowledge relevant to the practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. Comprehensive in scope, Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology offers contributions from a noted panel of experts and contains an integrated approach that is designed to help deliver the highest possible care to patients.

Since the publication of the previous edition, there have been a number of obstetric breakthroughs that are addressed in this new edition. Written for both students and professionals, Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology is a straightforward, authoritative and practice-based guide to women's reproductive health.