This book provides undergraduate students with the most up to date information in the field of obstetrics.
This third edition has been fully revised and provides step by step guidance on evaluation, diagnosis and management of many obstetric disorders.
Divided into two sections, the first part provides an overview of female pelvic and reproductive anatomy, and the very early stages of pregnancy, including miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy.
The following chapters discuss disorders and emergencies associated with pregnancy and labour, and their management.
The new edition of this highly illustrated manual includes new chapters on the pelvis and foetal skull, contracted pelvis, and cephalopelvic disproportion.
Key Points
Fully revised, new edition providing latest information in field of obstetrics Covers numerous disorders and emergencies associated with pregnancy and labour Third edition includes new chapters on the pelvis Previous edition (9788184489095) published in 2010
Section 1: Introduction
Chapter
1. Fundamentals of Reproduction
Chapter
2. Anatomy of Female Reproductive Organs
Chapter
3. Anatomy of the Female Pelvis
Chapter
4. Pelvis and Fetal Skull
Chapter
5. Contracted Pelvis, Cephalopelvic Disproportion and Trial of Labor
Chapter
6. Diagnosis of Pregnancy
Chapter
7. Physiological Changes in Pregnancy
Chapter
8. Endocrinology of Pregnancy
Chapter
9. Immunology of Pregnancy
Chapter
10. Fetus, Placenta and Membranes
Chapter
11. History and Examination of a Pregnant Mother
Chapter
12. Miscarriage
Chapter
13. Ectopic Pregnancy
Chapter
14. Safe Motherhood
Section 2: Fetomaternal Medicine
Chapter
15. Antenatal Care
Chapter
16. Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Chapter
17. Minor Disorders in Pregnancy
Chapter
18. Basic Ultrasonography in Pregnancy
Chapter
19. Prenatal Diagnosis
Chapter
20. Anemia in Pregnancy
Chapter
21. Diabetes in Pregnancy
Chapter
22. Tropical Diseases in Pregnancy
Chapter
23. Infections and Immunization in Pregnancy
Chapter
24. Antepartum Hemorrhage
Chapter
25. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
Chapter
26. Gynecological Disorders in Pregnancy
Chapter
27. Multiple Pregnancy and Polyhydramnios
Chapter
28. Preterm Labor and Prelabor Rupture of Membranes
Chapter
29. IUGR
Chapter
30. Prolonged Pregnancy
Chapter
31. Thalassemia and Rhesus Isoimmunization
Chapter
32. Medical Disorders in Pregnancy (Cardiac, Respiratory and
Endocrine Disorders)
Chapter
33. Principles of Drug Use in Pregnancy
Chapter
34. Acute Abdomen in Pregnancy
Chapter
35. Antenatal Assessment of Fetal Wellbeing
Chapter
36. Induction of Labor
Chapter
37. Mechanism of Labour
Chapter
38. Normal Labor
Chapter
39. Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia
Chapter
40. Malposition and Malpresentations
Chapter
41. Operative Obstetrics
Chapter
42. Injuries to Birth Canal
Chapter
43. Prolonged and Obstructed Labor
Chapter
44. Resuscitation of the Newborn
Chapter
45. Diseases of the Newborn
Chapter
46. Complications of Third Stage of Labor
Chapter
47. Normal Puerperium
Chapter
48. Abnormalities of Puerperium
Index
Sabaratnam Arulkumaran DCH FRCS FRCOG FAMS MD PhD FACOG FSLCOG FSOGC
Professor and Head, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Georges Hospital Medical School, London, UK
V Sivanesaratnam MBBS FRCOG FICS FACS FAMM FAOFOG
Consultant Gynaecologist/Gynaecologic Oncologist, University of Malaya Specialist Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Alokendu Chatterjee FRCOG FICS
Formerly, Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Pratap Kumar MD DGO FICS FICOG FICMCH
Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India
