Dewhurst's Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Contributors
Preface to the Ninth Edition
Preface to the First Edition

Section 1 Obstetrics

Part 1 Basic Science

1 Maternal Physiology
Fiona Broughton Pipkin

2 The Placenta and Fecal Membranes
Berthold Huppertz and John C.P. Kingdom

Part 2 Normal Pregnancy

3 Healthy Fetal Growth
Aris T. Papageorghiou

4 Pre-conception Counselling
Mandish K. Dhanjal

5 Antenatal Care
George Attilakos and Timothy G. Overton

6 1st Trimester Antenatal Screening
T.K. Lau

Part 3 Maternal Medicine

7 Hypertensive Disorders
Jason J.S. Waugh and Maria C. Smith

8 Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Dawn L. Adamson and Catherine Nelson-Piercy

9 Diabetes in Pregnancy
Sarah N. Ali and Anne Dornhorst

10 Liver and Endocrine Diseases in Pregnancy
Michael Heneghan and Catherine Williamson

11 Renal Disease
Elizabeth Lightstone

12 Haematological Problems in Pregnancy
Sarah Davis and Susan Pavord

13 Maternal Infection During Pregnancy
Maddalena Morlando and Baskaran Thilaganathan

14 Psychiatric Problems in Pregnancy and Post Partum
Joanna V. MacLean and Teri B. Pearlstein

15 Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Other Common Medical Disorders in Pregnancy
Andrew McCarthy and May Ching Soh

16 Obesity and Pregnancy
Mary Higgins and Fionnuala McAuliffe

Part 4 Fetal Medicine

17 Fetal Growth Restriction
Christoph Lees

18 3rd Trimester Fetal Assessment
Jon Hyett

19 Fetal Medical Conditions
Janet Brennand

20 Fetal Anomalies
Sailesh Kumar

21 Multiple Pregnancy
Mark D. Kilby and Dick Oepkes

Part 5 Birth

22 Normal Mechanisms in Labour
Andrés Lopéz Bernal and Errol R. Norwitz

23 Post-term Pregnancy
Aaron B. Caughey

24 Induction and Augmentation of Labour
Jane E. Norman and Sarah J. Stock

25 Obstetric Emergencies
Sara Paterson-Brown and Tim J. Draycott

26 Malpresentation, Malposition, Cephalo-pelvic Disproportion and Obstetric Procedures
Kim Hinshaw and Sabaratnam Arulkumaren

27 Fetal Monitoring in Labour
Sara Paterson-Brown and Tracey A. Johnston

28 Pre-term Labour
Philip Bennett

29 Stillbirth
Bryony Jones

30 Analgesia, Anaesthesia and Resuscitation
Felicity Plaat

Part 6 Postnatal Care

31 Puerperium and Lactation
D. Keith Edmonds

32 Neonatal Care for Obstetrics
Simon Hannam

33 Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics
Dharmintra Pasupathy

Section 2 Gynaecology

Part 7 Basic Science

34 Clinical Anatomy of the Pelvis and Reproductive Tract
Alan Farthing

35 Normal and Abnormal Development of the Genital Tract
D. Keith Edmonds

36 Role of Imaging in Gynaecology
Wouter Froyman and Dirk Timmerman

37 Ambulatory Gynaecology, Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy
T. Justin Clark and Lynne L.L. Robinson

Part 8 Childhood and Adolescence

38 Puberty and Its Disorders
D. Keith Edmonds

39 Gynaecological Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
D. Keith Edmonds

Part 9 Early Pregnancy Problems

40 Spontaneous Miscarriage
Christine I. Ekechi and Catriona M. Stalder

41 Recurrent Miscarriage
D. Keith Edmonds

42 Gestational Trophoblastic Tumours
Michael J. Seckl

43 Ectopic Pregnancy
George Condous

44 Induced Abortion
Patricial A. Lohr

45 Acute Pelvic Infection
Jonathan D.C. Ross

Part 10 Menstruation

46 The Menstrual Cycle
William L. Ledger

47 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Secondary Amenorrhoea
Adam Balen

48 Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Andrew W. Horne and Hilary O.D. Critchley

49 Premenstrual Syndrome
P.M. Shaughn O’Brien and Zeiad A. El-Gizawy

50 Menopause and Postmenopausal Health
Nick Panay

Part 11 Reproductive Problems

51 Subfertility
Nick Raine-Fenning

52 Assisted Reproduction
Geoffrey H. Trew and Stuart A. Lavery

Part 12 Pelvic Pain

53 Endometriosis
Neil P. Johnson

54 Chronic Pelvic Pain
Janesh Gupta

Part 13 Urogynaecology

55 Uterovaginal Prolapse
Mark Slack

56 Urinary Incontinence
Vik Khullar

Part 14 Benign Gynaecological Disease

57 Benign Diseases of the Vulva
Fiona M. Lewis

58 Benign Disease of the Vagina, Cervix and Ovary
D. Keith Edmonds

59 Benign Disease of the Uterus
Thierry Van den Bosch

Part 15 Gynaecological Cancer

60 Malignant Disease of Vulva and Vagina
David M. Luesley

61 Premalignant and Malignant Disease of the Cervix
Maria Kyrgiou

62 Endometrial Cancer
Sean Kehoe

63 Surgical and Medical Management of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Christina Fotopoulou, Hani Gabra and Sarah P. Blagden

Part 16 Sexual Health

64 Sexually Transmitted Infections
Peter Greenhouse

65 Contraception and Sterilisation
Sharon T. Cameron

66 Sexual Dysfunction
Kevan R. Wylie

67 Rape and Sexual Assault and Female Genital Mutilation
Catherine White

Part 17 Miscellaneous Topics

68 Ethical Dilemmas in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Emily Jackson

69 The Law and the Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Bertie Leigh

70 Evidence-based Care in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Siladitya Bhattacharya and Arri Coomarasamy

Index

This revised, 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. In addition, the ninth edition is restructured to reflect the reality of today’s clinical practice. 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. This revised edition follows the current career structure and progression of OBGYN trainees and covers all the topics required for MRCOG qualification. This important textbook:

• Covers the basics of both obstetrics and gynaecology
• Includes recent breakthroughs and developments in the practice
• Reviews all phases of pregnancy from preconception to postnatal care
• Offers information on maternal and foetal medications
• Presents the basics on menstruation and infertility
• Contains information on gynaecologic oncology
• Offers new chapters on maternal infection and psychiatric problems in pregnancy

The ninth edition of the internationally acclaimed text, provides up-to-date, clinically focused guidance for the successful practice of obstetrics and gynaecology.

D. Keith Edmonds, Adjunct Professor at Imperial College London, UK.
He was Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Queen’s Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK.

Christoph Lees is Reader in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine at Imperial College, London, UK.

Tom Bourne is Adjunct Professor at Imperial College London, UK.