Essential Obstetrics and Gynaecology 6e

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.

• 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

More information on:

• Fetal development

• Screening for fetal anomaly: non-invasive prenatal testing

• Placenta accreta

• Infections acquired in pregnancy: Zika, Rubella

• Non-invasive prenatal testin

• Fetal Doppler examination, e.g. middle cerebral artery, ductus venosus

• Management of preterm labour: oxytocin antagonists

• Induction of labour: components of Bishop score

• Ectopic pregnancy: Caesarean scar ectopic, cornual ectopic

• Emergency contraception: ulipristal acetate

• Sterilization: salpingectomy

• Genital tract infections: role of sexual health clinic, contact tracing

• Cervix: update on HPV screening and vaccination

• Ovary: update FIGO staging of ovarian carcinoma; "risk reducing surgery" for ovarian cancer

• WHO surgical safety checklist added to Appendix A.

• New self-assessment OSCE questions