Dewhurst’s Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (9th Edition)

DescriptionThis 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.Table of ContentsList of Contributors xiPreface to the Ninth Edition xviiiPreface to the First Edition xixSection 1 Obstetrics 1Part 1 Basic Science 3Maternal Physiology 5 – Fiona Broughton PipkinThe Placenta and Fetal Membranes 18 – Berthold Huppertz and John C.P. KingdomPart 2 Normal Pregnancy 29Healthy Fetal Growth 31 – Aris T. PapageorghiouPre‐conception Counselling 38 – Mandish K. DhanjalAntenatal Care 47 – George Attilakos and Timothy G. OvertonFirst Trimester Antenatal Screening 58 – T.K. LauPart 3 Maternal Medicine 71Hypertensive Disorders 73 – Jason J.S. Waugh and Marie C. SmithHeart Disease in Pregnancy 85 – Dawn L. Adamson and Catherine Nelson‐PiercyDiabetes in Pregnancy 97 – Sarah N. Ali and Anne DornhorstLiver and Endocrine Diseases in Pregnancy 116 – Michael A. Heneghan and Catherine WilliamsonRenal Disease 129 – Liz LightstoneHaematological Problems in Pregnancy 147 – Sarah Davis and Sue PavordMaternal Infection During Pregnancy 161 – Maddalena Morlando and Baskaran ThilaganathanPsychiatric Problems in Pregnancy and Post Partum 178 – Joanna V. MacLean and Teri B. PearlsteinAutoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Other Medical Disorders in Pregnancy 191 – Andrew McCarthy and May Ching SohObesity and Pregnancy 207 – Mary Higgins and Fionnuala McAuliffePart 4 Fetal Medicine 219Fetal Growth Restriction 221 – Thomas R. Everett and Christoph C. LeesThird Trimester Fetal Assessment 231 – Jon HyettFetal Medical Conditions 243 – Janet BrennandFetal Anomalies 254 – Sailesh KumarMultiple Pregnancy 268 – Mark D. Kilby, and Dick OepkesPart 5 Birth 283Normal Mechanisms in Labour 285 – Andres Lopez Bernal and Errol R. NorwitzPost‐term Pregnancy 307 – Aaron B. CaugheyInduction and Augmentation of Labour 326 – Jane E. Norman and Sarah J. StockObstetric Emergencies 336 – Sara Paterson‐Brown and Timothy J. DraycottMalpresentation, Malposition, Cephalopelvic Disproportion and Obstetric Procedures 354 – Kim Hinshaw and Sabaratnam ArulkumaranFetal Monitoring During Labour 372 – Sara Paterson‐Brown and Tracey A. JohnstonPreterm Labour 387 – Phillip BennettStillbirth 413 – Bryony JonesAnalgesia, Anaesthesia and Resuscitation 423 – Felicity PlaatPart 6 Postnatal Care 431Puerperium and Lactation 433 – D. Keith EdmondsNeonatal Care for Obstetricians 445 – Simon HannamPerinatal Epidemiology and Statistics 459 – Dharmintra PasupathySection 2 Gynaecology 473Part 7 Basic Science 475Clinical Anatomy of the Pelvis and Reproductive Tract 477 – Alan FarthingNormal and Abnormal Development of the Genital Tract 485 – D. Keith EdmondsRole of Imaging in Gynaecology 499 – Wouter Froyman and Dirk TimmermanAmbulatory Gynaecology, Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy 519 – T. Justin Clark and Lynne L.L. RobinsonPart 8 Childhood and Adolescence 541Puberty and Its Disorders 543 – D. Keith EdmondsGynaecological Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence 552 – D. Keith EdmondsPart 9 Early Pregnancy Problems 557Spontaneous Miscarriage 559 – Christine I. Ekechi and Catriona M. StalderRecurrent Miscarriage 568 – D. Keith EdmondsGestational Trophoblast Neoplasia 575 – Michael J. SecklEctopic Pregnancy 589 – George CondousInduced Abortion 597 – Patricia A. LohrAcute Pelvic Infection 611 – Jonathan D.C. RossPart 10 Menstruation 621The Menstrual Cycle 623 – William L. LedgerPolycystic Ovary Syndrome and Secondary Amenorrhoea 632 – Adam BalenHeavy Menstrual Bleeding 653 – Andrew W. Horne and Hilary O.D. CritchleyPremenstrual Syndrome 663 – Zeiad A. El‐Gizawy and P.M. Shaughn O’BrienMenopause and Postmenopausal Health 672 – Nick PanayPart 11 Reproductive Problems 689Subfertility 691 – Nick Raine‐FenningAssisted Reproduction 704 – Geoffrey H. Trew and Stuart A. LaveryPart 12 Pelvic Pain 721Endometriosis 723 – Neil P. JohnsonChronic Pelvic Pain 744 – Janesh GuptaPart 13 Urogynaecology 753Uterovaginal Prolapse 755 – Mark SlackUrinary Incontinence 766 – Vik KhullarPart 14 Benign Gynaecological Disease 793Benign Diseases of the Vulva 795 – Fiona M. LewisBenign Diseases of the Vagina, Cervix and Ovary 811 – D. Keith EdmondsBenign Disease of the Uterus 823 – Thierry Van den BoschPart 15 Gynaecological Cancer 835Malignant Disease of the Vulva and the Vagina 837 – David M. LuesleyPremalignant and Malignant Disease of the Cervix 858 – Maria KyrgiouEndometrial Cancer 876 – Sean KehoeSurgical and Medical Management of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer 884 – Christina Fotopoulou, Hani Gabra and Sarah P. BlagdenPart 16 Sexual Health 905Sexually Transmitted Infections 907 – Peter GreenhouseContraception and Sterilization 939 – Sharon T. CameronSexual Dysfunction 954 – Kevan R. WylieRape and Sexual Assault and Female Genital Mutilation 967 – Catherine WhitePart 17 Miscellaneous Topics 985Ethical Dilemmas in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 987 – Emily JacksonThe Law and the Obstetrician and Gynaecologist 999 – Bertie LeighEvidence-based Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1008 – Siladitya Bhattacharya and Arri CoomarasamyIndex 1015Colour plate section can be found facing pages 524 and 525.Editors BiographyD. KEITH EDMONDS, Adjunct Professor at Imperial College London, UK. Formerly Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK.CHRISTOPH LEES, Professor in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Imperial College, London, UK.TOM BOURNE, Adjunct Professor at Imperial College London, UK.