Wherever you study or practise obstetrics and gynaecology, a sound knowledge of the clinical aspects will underpin your understanding of the specialty and maximise your ability to make a difference to the care of women and babies. This edition provides a grounding and framework for handling clinical problems in obstetrics and gynaecology.

SECTION 1 FUNDAMENTALS 1 Clinical pelvic anatomy 2 Human embryogenesis 3 History and examination SECTION 2 GYNAECOLOGY 4 Imaging in obstetrics and gynaecology 5 Paediatric gynaecology 6 Disorders of sex development (DSD) 7 The normal menstrual cycle 8 Amenorrhoea 9 Infertility 10 Early pregnancy care 11 Menstrual disorders 12 Acute pelvic pain 13 Endometriosis 14 Premenstrual syndrome 15 The menopause 16 Genital prolapse 17 Urinary incontinence 18 Ovarian neoplasms 19 Uterine neoplasia 20 Cervical disease 21 Gestational trophoblastic disease 22 Disorders of the vulva 23 Gynaecological surgery SECTION 3 REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 24 Sexually transmitted infections 25 Sexual problems 26 Termination of pregnancy 27 Contraception SECTION 4 PREGNANCY AND THE PUERPERIUM 28 The physiology of pregnancy 29 Strategies to improve global maternal and neonatal health 30 Antenatal care 31 Postnatal care 32 Medical disorders in pregnancy 33 Prenatal diagnosis 34 Obstetric haemorrhage 35 Small babies 36 Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy 37 Prematurity 38 Multiple pregnancy 39 Fetal haemolytic disease 40 Labour 41 Monitoring of the fetus in labour 42 Induction of labour 43 Pain relief in labour 44 Precipitate labour and slow labour 45 Malpresentations and malpositions 46 Obstetric emergencies 47 Operative delivery 48 When a baby dies - stillbirth and neonatal death 49 Neonatal resuscitation 50 Neonatal care Index