Oxford Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Nicosia Medical School, Professor Emeritus at St George's, University of London, and Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health at Imperial College, London. His research and clinical interests are in understanding and improving the quality of life for women and new-born babies. In recognition of Services to medicine and health he was awarded the Knight Bachelor by Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom in her Birthday Honours List in June 2009.He is former president of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2012-2015), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007-2010) and the British Medical Association (2013-2014). Sir Arulkumaran was the editor-in-chief of 'Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology' since 1998 for 20 years and a member of the editorial board of many international obstetric and gynaecological journals.Professor William Ledger is the Head and Professor of the Discipline of Women's Health in the School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, and Director of Reproductive Medicine at the Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia. He is a senior fertility specialist, obstetrician and gynaecologist, and was the Chair and Head of the Academic Unit for Reproductive and Developmental Medicine at the University of Sheffield, UK until 2011.Lynette Denny is Professor, Special Projects in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cape Town. Her research interest for the past 15 years has been in preventing cervical cancer in low resource settings and she has published widely on the subject. She was awarded the Distinguished Scientist for Improving the Quality of Life of Women by the South African Department of Science and Technology in 2006 and is a rated scientist by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. She was the first recipient of the Shoprite Checkers SABC 2 Women of the Year award for Science and Technology in 2004. She was also awarded the Order of the Baobab (silver) by the President of South Africa for distinguished service to the country in November 2021.Professor Stergios Doumouchtsis is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, and RCOG accredited Subspecialist Urogynaecologist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Epsom, and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. He is a Honorary Reader at St George's University of London, Clinical Professor at Ross University School of Medicine, Associate Clinical Professor at the American University of the Caribbean, School of Medicine and Visiting Professor at the University of Athens, Medical School. Professor Doumouchtsis has been a member of several national and international scientific and professional committees, working groups and professional societies. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles, over 40 book chapters and has edited or co-edited 3 medical books. Professor Doumouchtsis has participated as a member of organising and scientific committees and as an invited speaker and chairman in national and international conferences.

• Section 1: Basics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1: Stergios Doumouchtsis: Basic science in obstetrics and gynaecology 2: Frank A. Chervenak and Laurence B. McCullough: Ethics in obstetrics and gynaecology 3: Thomas Ind: Clinical anatomy of the pelvis and the reproductive organs 4: Adonis Ioannides: Genetics for the obstetrician and gynaecologist 5: Leroy Edozien: Clinical governance 6: Carmen Binding and Mahantesh Karoshi: Preconceptional medicine 7: Tahir Mahmood: Obesity in obstetrics and gynaecology practice Section 2: Fetomaternal Medicine 8: Nicola Vousden and Andrew H. Shennan: Maternal physiology 9: Eric Jauniaux, Amarnath Bhide, and Graham J. Burton: The placenta 10: Jane E. Hirst and Aris T. Papageorghiou: Fetal Growth 11: Ana Piñas Carrillo and Amar Bhide: Prenatal diagnosis 12: Philip Steer: Cardiac disease in pregnancy 13: Michael Permezel and Alexis Shub: Diabetes in pregnancy 14: David Williams: Renal disease in pregnancy 15: Amanda Ali and Hassan Shehata: Haematological disorders in pregnancy 16: Ian A. Greer: Thrombosis and embolism in pregnancy 17: Austin Ugwumadu: Infections and immunisation in pregnancy 18: Arianna Di Florio and Ian Jones: Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy 19: Caitriona Monaghan and Basky Thilaganathan: Fetal therapy 20: Surabhi Nanda and James P. Neilson: Multiple pregnancy 21: Laura A. Magee and Peter von Dadelszen: Hypertensionby 22: Gbemisola Okunoye and Justin C. Konje: Antepartum haemorrhage 23: Catherine Williamson: Endocrine and liver diseases in pregnancy 24: Judith Wagner and Tim J. von Oertzen: Neurological disorders in pregnancy 25: Catherine Nelson-Piercy and Stephen Lapinsky: Respiratory disorders in pregnancy Section 3: Management of Labour 26: Devendra Kanagalingam: The management of labour 27: Vikram Sinai Talauliker and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran: Fetal monitoring during labour 28: Sohail Bampoe and Anthony Addei: Obstetric analgesia and anaesthesia 29: Kiren Ghag, Cathy Winter, and Tim Draycott: Obstetric emergencies 30: Angharad Care and Zarko Alfirevic: Preterm labour 31: Kate F. Walker and Jim G. Thornton: Prolonged pregnancy 32: Deirdre J. Murphy: Malpresentation, malposition, and cephalopelvic disproportion 33: Yvonne Kwun Yue Cheng and Tak Yeung Leung: Obstetric procedure 34: David A. Ellwood and Vicki Flenady: Stillbirth 35: Stephen J. Robson: Postpartum care and problems in the puerperium 36: Andrew Weeks and Julia P. Polk: Induction of labor Section 4: Neonatal Care and Neonatal Problems 37: Vimal Vasu and Neena Modi: Neonatal care and neonatal problems Section 5: Gynaecological Problems and Early Pregnancy Loss 38: Vikram Sinai Talaulikar and Mushi Matjila: Miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage 39: Mayank Madhra and Andrew W. Horne: Ectopic pregnancy 40: Lucy H.R. Whitaker, Karolina Skorupskaite, Jacqueline A. Maybin, and Hilary O.D. Critchley: The menstrual cycle 41: Ian S. Fraser and Marina Berbic: Menstrual disorders, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhoea 42: Zhongwei Huang and Eu Leong Yong: Polycystic ovary syndrome 43: Gillian Dean and Jonathan Ross: Pelvic inflammatory disease 44: Jacqueline Pui Wah Chung and Tin Chiu Li: Chronic pelvic pain 45: Arne Vanhie and Thomas D'Hooghe: Endometriosis 46: Jenifer Sassarini and Mary Ann Lumsden: Menopause Section 6: Surgical Procedures and Postoperative Care 47: Stephanie S. Anduriputri, Stephen D. Lyons and Jason A. Abbott: Laparoscopy 48: O.A. O'Donovan and Peter J. O'Donovan: Hysteroscopy Section 7: Benign Disease of the Uterus 49: Sahana Gupta and Isaac Manyonda: Benign disease of the uterus Section 8: Benign Disease of the Vulva 50: Rosalind Simpson and David Nunns: Benign disease of the vulva Section 9: Reproductive Medicine 51: Siladitya Bhattacharya Smriti Bhatta: Infertility 52: William Ledger: Assisted reproduction Section 10: Sexual and Reproductive 53: Zephne M. van der Spuy and Petrus S. Steyn: Contraception 54: Hang Wu Raymond Li and Pak Chung Ho: Termination of pregnancy 55: Tonye Wokoma and Stephen Lindow: Violence against women and girls Section 11: Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Disorders 56: Suneetha Rachaneni, Anupreet Dua, and Robert Freeman: Pelvic organ prolapse 57: Jay Iyer and Ajay Rane: Urinary incontinence 58: Karen Nugent: Faecal incontinence and anorectal dysfunction 59: Stergios Doumouchtsis: Childbirth trauma 60: Ganesh Adaikan: Female sexual dysfunction Section 12: Gynaecological Oncology 61: Lynette Denny and Rengaswamy Sankaranarayan: Cancer screening and prevention in gynaecology 62: Walter Prendiville: Premalignant and malignant disease of the cervix 63: Nomonde H. Mbatani and Dominic G.D. Richards: Uterine cancer 64: Jonathan A. Ledermann and Christina Fotopoulou: Ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneum cancer 65: Linda Rogers, Maaike Oonk, and Ate van der Zee: Premalignant and malignant disease of the vulva and vagina 66: Hextan Y.S. Ngan, Karen K.L. Chan, and Siew-Fei Ngu: Gestational trophoblastic tumours 67: Stephanie Lheureux and Amit M. Oza: Chemotherapy and biological, targeted, and immune therapies in gynaecological cancers 68: Anthony Fyles, Anuja Jhingran, David Gaffney, Dustin Boothe, Marco Carlone, and Tim Craig: Radiation therapy in the management of gynaecological cancers 69: Joanna M. Cain and Shelley M. Kibel: Palliative care 70: Jaime Prat: Pathology of tumours of the female genital tract 71: Andy Nordin and Manas Chakrabarti: Premalignant disease of the genital tract in pregnancy 72: Matthys Hendrik Botha: Cancer in Pregnancy

This book is a valuable tool that provides an overview of topics in obstetrics and gynecology for the audience it serves. Most books focus on either obstetrics or gynecology, and this book offers a needed combination of the two.