Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

THE guide to women's reproductive health The knowledge needed for careful and effective practice of obstetrics & gynaecology continues to grow. Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology distils evidence and experience into a straightforward, practice-based guide to women's reproductive health. This 8th edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect modern clinical needs. Summary boxes throughout enable rapid assimilation of key information for effective clinical practice. The two main parts, obstetrics and gynaecology, have been further divided into thematic sections: The basics of obstetrics and of gynaecology The phases of pregnancy from preconception to postnatal care Maternal medicine and fetal medicine Menstruation Infertility Urogynaecology Gynaecologic oncology Designed for trainees and to support experienced practitioners, Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology is your ideal clinical companion.

Table of Contents:
Contributors, viii Professor Sir John Dewhurst, xiii Preface to the Eighth Edition, xiv Preface to the First Edition, xv Section 1 Obstetrics Part 1 Basic Science 1 Maternal Physiology, 5 Fiona Broughton Pipkin 2 The Placenta and Fetal Membranes, 16 Berthold Huppertz and John C.P. Kingdom 3 Normal Fetal Growth, 26 Jason Gardosi Part 2 Normal Pregnancy 4 Pre-conception Counselling, 35 Mandish K. Dhanjal 5 Antenatal Care, 42 George Attilakos and Timothy G. Overton Part 3 Early Pregnancy Problems 6 Spontaneous Miscarriage, 53 Catriona M. Stalder 7 Recurrent Miscarriage, 60 Siobhan Quenby 8 Gestational Trophoblast Tumours, 66 Philip Savage and Michael Seckl 9 Ectopic Pregnancy, 76 Davor Jurkovic 10 Induced Abortion, 88 Gillian Flett and Allan Templeton Part 4 Maternal Medicine 11 Hypertensive Disorders, 101 Jason J.S. Waugh and Maria C. Smith 12 Heart Disease in Pregnancy, 111 Catherine Nelson-Piercy 13 Diabetes and Endocrine Disease in Pregnancy, 121 Anne Dornhorst and Catherine Williamson 14 Renal Disease, 137 Sarah Winfi eld and John M. Davison 15 Haematological Problems in Pregnancy, 151 Peter Clark, Andrew J. Thomson and Ian A. Greer 16 Miscellaneous Medical Disorders, 173 Andrew McCarthy Part 5 Fetal Medicine 17 Antenatal Screening, 185 Ruwan C. Wimalasundera 18 Disorders of Fetal Growth and Assessment of Fetal Well-being, 200 Gordon C.S. Smith and Christoph C. Lees 19 Fetal Medical Conditions, 208 Janet Brennand 20 Fetal Anomalies, 219 Sailesh Kumar 21 Multiple Pregnancy, 230 Mark D. Kilby and Dick Oepkes Part 6 Birth 22 The Normal Mechanisms of Labour, 247 Andrés López Bernal and Errol R. Norwitz 23 Post-term Pregnancy, 269 Aaron B. Caughey 24 Induction and Augmentation of Labour, 287 Jane E. Norman 25 Obstetric Emergencies, 296 Sara Paterson-Brown 26 Malpresentation, Malposition, Cephalopelvic Disproportion and Obstetric Procedures, 311 Sabaratnam Arulkumaran 27 Fetal Monitoring During Labour, 326 Sara Paterson-Brown 28 Preterm Labour, 338 Phillip Bennett 29 Analgesia, Anaesthesia and Resuscitation, 356 Felicity Plaat Part 7 Postnatal Care 30 Puerperium and Lactation, 365 D. Keith Edmonds 31 Neonatal Care for Obstetricians, 377 Glynn Russell 32 Obstetric Statistics, 394 James J. Walker Section 2 Gynaecology Part 8 Gynaecology 33 Clinical Anatomy of the Pelvis and Reproductive Tract, 413 Alan Farthing 34 Normal and Abnormal Development of the Genital Tract, 421 D. Keith Edmonds 35 The Role of Ultrasound in Gynaecology, 435 Tom Bourne 36 Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy, 448 Adam Magos Part 9 Childhood and Adolescence 37 Puberty and Its Disorders, 471 D. Keith Edmonds 38 Gynaecological Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence, 480 D. Keith Edmonds Part 10 Menstruation 39 The Menstrual Cycle, 487 William L. Ledger 40 Contraception and Sterilization, 495 Sharon T. Cameron and Anna Glasier 41 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Secondary Amenorrhoea, 513 Adam Balen 42 Menstrual Problems: Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Primary Dysmenorrhoea, 534 Andrew W. Horne and Hilary O.D. Critchley 43 Premenstrual Syndrome, 544 P.M. Shaughn O'Brien 44 Menopause and the Postmenopausal Woman, 553 Nick Panay Part 11 Inability to Conceive 45 Infertility, 567 Mark Hamilton 46 Assisted Reproduction, 580 Geoffrey Trew and Stuart Lavery Part 12 Pelvic Pain 47 Pelvic Infection, 597 Jonathan D.C. Ross 48 Chronic Pelvic Pain, 607 R. William Stones 49 Endometriosis, 615 Stephen Kennedy and Philippe Koninckx Part 13 Urogynaecology 50 Uterovaginal Prolapse, 627 Anthony R.B. Smith 51 Urinary Incontinence, 635 Dudley Robinson and Linda Cardozo Part 14 Benign Gynaecological Disease 52 Benign Diseases of the Vulva, 695 Fiona M. Lewis and Sallie M. Neill 53 Benign Diseases of the Vagina, Cervix and Ovary, 706 D. Keith Edmonds 54 Benign Disease of the Uterus, 715 Aradhana Khaund and Mary Ann Lumsden Part 15 Gynaecological Oncology 55 Malignant Disease of the Vulva and the Vagina, 729 David M. Luesley 56 Premalignant and Malignant Disease of the Cervix, 747 Mahmood I. Shafi 57 Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, 760 Hani Gabra and Sarah Blagden 58 Endometrial Cancer, 776 Sean Kehoe Part 16 Miscellaneous Topics 59 Sexual Dysfunction, 785 Claudine Domoney 60 Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, 798 Maureen Dalton 61 Ethical Dilemmas in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 805 Sheila McLean 62 The Law and the Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, 815 Bertie Leigh Index, 823 Colour plate sections can be found facing pages 432 (Plates 8.1-52.10) and 656 (Plates 52.11-55.7)

About the Author :
Edited by D. Keith Edmonds, MB BS, FRCOG, FRACOG, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK

Review :
Review copy sent 29/05/12: Doody's