Essential Obstetrics and Gynaecology

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

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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