Regarded as the leading textbook in obstetrics and gynaecology for over 50 years, Fundamentals of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an ideal introduction to the basic principles of this specialty for medical students, trainees, midwives and nurses.
Intervention rates continue to climb; women in the developed world embark on pregnancy later in life and with more complex medical disorders. The need to know and apply the best available standards of care is ever more critical.
The book comprehensively and clearly presents all the major components of women's reproductive health, from the basics of history and examination through to pelvic anatomy, development of the fetus, and maternal psychosocial issues.
Fully updated in its eleventh edition by experts in their field, this much-loved book remains true to the vision of its first author, renowned Australian obstetrician Derek Llewellyn-Jones OBE - to apply the best available standards of care for women throughout their reproductive journey.
In his words: 'It is our hope to continue to meet the needs of today's medical students and students of nursing and midwifery; and to encourage self-learning skills while providing essential information in a readable manner'.
- New chapters on weight and reproductive health and polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Hot topics covered include changes to cervical screening, disorders of sexual development, and COVID in pregnancy
- Concise and readable
- Suitable for students of medicine, midwifery and women's health
- Clear, integrated approach - easy to follow
- Highly illustrated in full colour throughout
Table of Contents
1. Gynaecological and obstetric history and examination
2. Ovulation and the menstrual cycle
3. Conception and placental development
4. Embryo and fetus
5. Physiological and anatomical changes in pregnancy
6. Pregnancy care
7. Physiological and anatomical changes in childbirth
8. Course and management of childbirth
9. The puerperium
10. Common conditions during pregnancy
11. Miscarriage and abortion
12. Ectopic (Extrauterine) pregnancy
13. Antepartum haemorrhage
14. Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy
15. Medical conditions complicating pregnancy
16. Endocrine disorders in pregnancy
17. Infections during pregnancy
18. Weight and reproductive health
19. Diseases of the placenta and membranes
20. Variations in the duration of pregnancy
21. The at-risk fetus
22. Fetal malpresentations, multiple pregnancy, cord prolapse
23. Abnormal labour (dystocia) and obstetric operations
24. Disorders in the puerperium
25 Maternal and perinatal mortality
26 The newborn infant
27 The low birthweight infant
28 Disorders of menstruation
29 Psychological and physical disorders of the menstrual cycle
30 Human sexuality
31 Contraception
32 Infertility
33 Infections of the genital tract
34 Atrophic and dystrophic conditions
35 Endometriosis and adenomyosis
36 Polycystic ovary syndrome
37 Benign tumours, cysts, and anomalies of the genital tract
38 Premalignant and malignant conditions of the female genital tract
39 Pelvic organ prolapse, injury, fistulae and FGM
40 The urinary tract and incontinence
41 Gynaecological conditions in childhood and adolescence
42 The menopause
43 Female pelvic anatomy
