Obstetrics by Ten Teachers

Offering a comprehensive account of current obstetric practice, this text has been revised, and includes a new chapter on the problems of the new-born. There are descriptions of the recent developments in foetal monitoring, ultrasound in diagnosis and the active management of labour.

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This edition is revised and updated to include new material on the care of the newborn, new sections on haemostatic and psychiatric disorders in pregnancy, a new chapter on obstetrical statistics and, in the light of the recent upsurge in litigation cases, a new chapter on the medico-legal aspects of obstetrics. The emphasis of the book is on the practical, and there are detailed explanations of such recent developments as ultrasound diagnosis, foetal monitoring and the active management of abnormal pregnancy, labour and the puerperium. However, the balance between these, more critical procedures and the management of normal pregnancy and labour is preserved, resulting in a comprehensive account of current obstetrical practice.