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.
CONTENTS
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 Pre‐conception 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 Nelson‐Piercy
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 Post‐term Pregnancy 307
Aaron B. Caughey
24 Induction and Augmentation of Labour 326
Jane E. Norman and Sarah J. Stock
25 Obstetric Emergencies 336
Sara Paterson‐Brown 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 Paterson‐Brown 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
Part 8 Childhood and Adolescence 541
38 Puberty and Its Disorders 543
D. Keith Edmonds
39 Gynaecological Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence 552
D. Keith Edmonds
Part 9 Early Pregnancy Problems 557
40 Spontaneous Miscarriage 559
Christine I. Ekechi and Catriona M. Stalder
41 Recurrent Miscarriage 568
D. Keith Edmonds
42 Gestational Trophoblast Neoplasia 575
Michael J. Seckl
43 Ectopic Pregnancy 589
George Condous
44 Induced Abortion 597
Patricia A. Lohr
45 Acute Pelvic Infection 611
Jonathan D.C. Ross
Part 10 Menstruation 621
46 The Menstrual Cycle 623
William L. Ledger
47 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Secondary Amenorrhoea 632
Adam Balen
48 Heavy Menstrual Bleeding 653
Andrew W. Horne and Hilary O.D. Critchley
49 Premenstrual Syndrome 663
Zeiad A. El‐Gizawy and P.M. Shaughn O’Brien
50 Menopause and Postmenopausal Health 672
Nick Panay
Part 11 Reproductive Problems 689
51 Subfertility 691
Nick Raine‐Fenning
52 Assisted Reproduction 704
Geoffrey H. Trew and Stuart A. Lavery
Part 12 Pelvic Pain 721
53 Endometriosis 723
Neil P. Johnson
54 Chronic Pelvic Pain 744
Janesh Gupta
Part 13 Urogynaecology 753
55 Uterovaginal Prolapse 755
Mark Slack
56 Urinary Incontinence 766
Vik Khullar
Part 14 Benign Gynaecological Disease 793
57 Benign Diseases of the Vulva 795
Fiona M. Lewis
58 Benign Diseases of the Vagina, Cervix and Ovary 811
D. Keith Edmonds
59 Benign Disease of the Uterus 823
Thierry Van den Bosch
Part 15 Gynaecological Cancer 835
60 Malignant Disease of the Vulva and the Vagina 837
David M. Luesley
61 Premalignant and Malignant Disease of the Cervix 858
Maria Kyrgiou
62 Endometrial Cancer 876
Sean Kehoe
63 Surgical and Medical Management of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer 884
Christina Fotopoulou, Hani Gabra and Sarah P. Blagden
Part 16 Sexual Health 905
64 Sexually Transmitted Infections 907
Peter Greenhouse
65 Contraception and Sterilization 939
Sharon T. Cameron
66 Sexual Dysfunction 954
Kevan R. Wylie
67 Rape and Sexual Assault and Female Genital Mutilation 967
Catherine White
Part 17 Miscellaneous Topics 985
68 Ethical Dilemmas in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 987
Emily Jackson
69 The Law and the Obstetrician and Gynaecologist 999
Bertie Leigh
70 Evidence-based Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1008
Siladitya Bhattacharya and Arri Coomarasamy
Index 1015
Colour plate section can be found facing pages 524 and 525.
