DC Dutta’s Textbook of Obstetrics

DescriptionThis book has been in service to the medical fraternity for the last 35 years. It has evolved to provide updated information in a concise and easy-to-read format. All the chapters are thoroughly revised and updated. Every chapter of this comprehensive text is easy to navigate and read with its standardized headings, subheadings, tables, boxes, flowcharts and key points. This is an excellent textbook superbly written. It should be in each and every library and in the possession of all the medical students, midwives and practicing clinicians.Key FeaturesAuthor’s original style and innovative approach have been maintained.The language throughout the text is crisp, lucid and unambiguous.Information is consistent and uniform across all the chapters.Enriched with numerous colored boxes, tables, flowcharts, illustrations, line drawings, MR images, ultrasonograms, skiagrams and key points for quick revision and fast learning.Relevant medical advances up to the time of publication have been incorporated.Focuses on evidence-based knowledge. Core knowledge (must-know area) has been highlighted.Standardized headings with different styles for quick pick-up, comfortable reading, and easy reproduction.Guidelines and recommendations of professional and academic organizations have been highlighted.Table of ContentsAnatomy of Female Reproductive OrgansFundamentals of ReproductionPlacenta and Fetal MembranesThe FetusPhysiological Changes during PregnancyEndocrinology in Relation to ReproductionDiagnosis of PregnancyThe Fetus-in-UteroFetal Skull and Maternal PelvisAntenatal Care, Pre-conceptional Counseling and CareAntenatal Assessment of Fetal WellbeingPrenatal Genetic Counseling, Screening and DiagnosisNormal LaborNormal PuerperiumVomiting in PregnancyHemorrhage in Early PregnancyMultiple Pregnancy, Amniotic Fluid Disorders, Abnormalities of Placenta and CordHypertensive Disorders in PregnancyAntepartum HemorrhageMedical and Surgical Illnesses Complicating PregnancyGynecological Disorders in PregnancyPreterm Labor and Birth, Preterm Rupture of the Membranes, Postmaturity, Intrauterine Fetal DeathComplicated PregnancyContracted PelvisAbnormal Uterine ActionComplicated Labor: Malposition, Malpresentation and Cord ProlapseProlonged Labor, Obstructed Labor, Dystocia Caused by Fetal AnomaliesComplications of the Third Stage of LaborInjuries to the Birth CanalAbnormalities of the PuerperiumThe Term Newborn InfantLow Birth Weight BabyDiseases of the Fetus and the NewbornPharmacotherapeutics in ObstetricsInduction of LaborPopulation Dynamics and Control of ConceptionOperative ObstetricsSafe Motherhood, Epidemiology of ObstetricsSpecial Topics in ObstetricsCurrent Topics in ObstetricsImaging in Obstetrics (USG, MRI, CT, Radiology), Amniocentesis and Guides to Clinical TestsPractical ObstetricsIndexAuthor BiographyHiralal Konar MBBS MD DNB MNAMS FACS FRCOGChairman, Indian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Calcutta National Medical College and C.R. Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India