This 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.

D. 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.

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THE REVISED AND UPDATED NINTH EDITION OF THE ESSENTIAL TEXTBOOK OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

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.

Inhalt

List of Contributors xi

Preface to the Ninth Edition xviii

Preface to the First Edition xix

Section 1 Obstetrics 1

Part 1 Basic Science 3

1 Maternal Physiology 5
Fiona Broughton Pipkin

2 The Placenta and Fetal Membranes 18
Berthold Huppertz and John C.P. Kingdom

Part 2 Normal Pregnancy 29

3 Healthy Fetal Growth 31
Aris T. Papageorghiou

4 Preconception Counselling 38
Mandish K. Dhanjal

5 Antenatal Care 47
George Attilakos and Timothy G. Overton

6 First Trimester Antenatal Screening 58
T.K. Lau

Part 3 Maternal Medicine 71

7 Hypertensive Disorders 73
Jason J.S. Waugh and Marie C. Smith

8 Heart Disease in Pregnancy 85
Dawn L. Adamson and Catherine NelsonPiercy

9 Diabetes in Pregnancy 97
Sarah N. Ali and Anne Dornhorst

10 Liver and Endocrine Diseases in Pregnancy 116
Michael A. Heneghan and Catherine Williamson

11 Renal Disease 129
Liz Lightstone

12 Haematological Problems in Pregnancy 147
Sarah Davis and Sue Pavord

13 Maternal Infection During Pregnancy 161
Maddalena Morlando and Baskaran Thilaganathan

14 Psychiatric Problems in Pregnancy and Post Partum 178
Joanna V. MacLean and Teri B. Pearlstein

15 Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases and Other Medical Disorders in Pregnancy 191
Andrew McCarthy and May Ching Soh

16 Obesity and Pregnancy 207
Mary Higgins and Fionnuala McAuliffe

Part 4 Fetal Medicine 219

17 Fetal Growth Restriction 221
Thomas R. Everett and Christoph C. Lees

18 Third Trimester Fetal Assessment 231
Jon Hyett

19 Fetal Medical Conditions 243
Janet Brennand

20 Fetal Anomalies 254
Sailesh Kumar

21 Multiple Pregnancy 268
Mark D. Kilby, and Dick Oepkes

Part 5 Birth 283

22 Normal Mechanisms in Labour 285
Andres Lopez Bernal and Errol R. Norwitz

23 Postterm Pregnancy 307
Aaron B. Caughey

24 Induction and Augmentation of Labour 326
Jane E. Norman and Sarah J. Stock

25 Obstetric Emergencies 336
Sara PatersonBrown and Timothy J. Draycott

26 Malpresentation, Malposition, Cephalopelvic Disproportion and Obstetric Procedures 354
Kim Hinshaw and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran

27 Fetal Monitoring During Labour 372
Sara PatersonBrown and Tracey A. Johnston

28 Preterm Labour 387
Phillip Bennett

29 Stillbirth 413
Bryony Jones

30 Analgesia, Anaesthesia and Resuscitation 423
Felicity Plaat

Part 6 Postnatal Care 431

31 Puerperium and Lactation 433
D. Keith Edmonds

32 Neonatal Care for Obstetricians 445
Simon Hannam

33 Perinatal Epidemiology and Statistics 459
Dharmintra Pasupathy

Section 2 Gynaecology 473

Part 7 Basic Science 475

34 Clinical Anatomy of the Pelvis and Reproductive Tract 477
Alan Farthing

35 Normal and Abnormal Development of the Genital Tract 485
D. Keith Edmonds

36 Role of Imaging in Gynaecology 499
Wouter Froyman and Dirk Timmerman

37 Ambulatory Gynaecology, Hysteroscopy and Laparoscopy 519
T. Justin Clark and Lynne L.L. Robinson