Autorentext

Lawrence Impey has been a Consultant in Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine for 25 years. Helen Jefferis has been a Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist Urogynaecologist for 8 years.

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New edition of a leading textbook providing practical and up-to-date information and management advice for obstetrics and gynecology. The revised and updated Sixth Edition of Obstetrics and Gynaecology continues to be an invaluable and authoritative resource on the subject, with the perfect level of detail on topics including history and examination, investigations, and diagnosis, as well as common diseases, abnormalities, and complications in gynaecology and obstetrics. With a new gynaecology co-author, this edition provides summary and management sections at the end of each chapter along with a new chapter concerning ethics and consent and revisions throughout detailing the latest developments in the field. This text is in accordance with NICE and other national guidelines and features color-coded sections to aid ease of use. Sample topics explored in Obstetrics and Gynaecology include: The menstrual cycle and its disorders, disorders of the vulva, vagina, and urinary tract, and genital tract infectionsFertility and subfertility, contraception, menopause and post-reproductive health, disorders of early pregnancy, and gynaecological operationsAntenatal care, congenital abnormalities and their identification, infections in pregnancy, red blood cell isoimmunization, and pre-term deliveryFetal growth, health, and surveillance, abnormal breech presentations, multiple pregnancies, and instrumental and operative delivery This new edition of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an indispensable support text to help students prepare for exams, especially OSCEs, and for healthcare practitioners and practicing doctors seeking to structure their knowledge and improve their practice.