Ideal for both the trainee and specialist obstetrician, this concise one-volume work is a comprehensive account of modern obstetrics. "Turnbull's Obstetrics 3rd Edition" builds on the solid reputation of the first two editions to provide a definitive account of all aspects of obstetrics in a text aimed primarily at specialist registrars and obstetricians in training worldwide. Written by the freshest, most energetic names on the international scene, with over 60 contributors from UK, Europe, and the Far East and a new member to the editorial team, Professor Philip Steer, this new edition provides chapters on every aspect of obstetric care and is a thoroughly up-to-date revision of this authoritative guide.
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SECTION 1: BASIC SCIENCE IN OBSTETRICS 1 Continuum of obstetrics Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain 2 Anatomy of the female pelvis Professor Noel Dilly 3 Fertilisation, early development and implantation Professor Alan Trounson and Dr Martin Pera 4 The placenta, membrances and umbilical cord Professor Harold Fox 5 Development of the embryo and fetus Dr Philip Cox 6 Maternal physiology in pregnancy Professor Fiona Broughton Pipkin 7 Immunology in pregnancy Dr Charles Loke and Dr Ashley King SECTION 2: NORMAL ANTENATAL CARE 8 Antenatal Care Dr Marion Hall 9 Assessment of early pregnancy Professor Leslie Regan 10 Fetal assessment in pregnancy Dr Philip Owen SECTION 3: ABNORMAL ANTENATAL CARE 11 Assisted reproduction Professor Bob Shaw 12 Antenatal diagnosis of fetal abnormalities Professor Charles Rodeck and Dr Pran Pandya 13 Fetal growth restriction; small for gestational age Professor Nick Fisk and Dr Richard Smith 14 Bleeding in pregnancy Professor James Drife 15 Multiple pregnancy Professor Jim Neilson and Dr Rekha Barjoria 16 Red cell isoimmunization in pregnancy Professor Charles Rodeck and Dr Anna Cockell 17 Cardiovascular disoders in pregnancy Dr Michael de Sweit 18 Medical disorders in pregnancy Dr Catherine Nelson Piercy and Dr Catherine Williamson 19 Psychiatric problems in pregnancy and puerperium Professor C Kumar and Dr L O'Dowd 20 Coagulation defects in pregnancy and puerperium Professor Elizabeth Letski 21 Hypertension in pregnancy Professor Ian Greer 22 Infections in pregnancy Dr Philip Hay, Dr Michael Sharland and Dr Austen Ugwamadu 23 Urinary tract in pregnancy Professor John Davison and Professor William Dunlop SECTION 4: NORMAL LABOUR 24 The labouring mother Dr Sandy Oliver and Professor Ann Oakley 25 The physiology and endocrinology of labour Mr Mark Johnson and Professor Phil Bennet 26 The management of labour Professor Phil Steer 27 Fetal monitoring in labour Professor Martin Whittle and Dr William Martin 28 Analgesia and anaesthesia Professor Michael Harmer and Dr Rachel Collis 29 The midwife's role in pregnancy and labour Professor Lesley Page 30 The future of labour management Professor Gerard Breart SECTION 5: ABNORMAL LABOUR 31 Preterm labour and delivery of the preterm infant Mr Stephen Walkinshaw 32 Prolonged pregnancy Dr Patricia Crowley 33 Abnormal uterine contractions and cephalo-pelvic disproportion Professor Phil Steer 34 Abnormal fetal presentation and position Dr Justus Hofmeyr 35 Induction and augmentation of labour Professor Michael Rogers 36 Operative vaginal deliveries Professor Allan Chang 37 Caesarean section Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain 38 Postpartum haemorrhage and abnormalities of the third stage of labour Professor William Thomson and Dr Anne Harper SECTION 6: PUERPERIUM 39 The physiology of the puerperium Professor Frank Hytten 40 Lactation Professor Peter W Howie 41 Puerperal sepsis Professor Phil Steer, Dr Patient and Dr N Soni 42 Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism Professor John Bonnar SECTION 7: THE BABY 43 The newborn Professor Terence Stephenson and Dr Helen Budge 44 Effects of perinatal death Dr Gillian Forrest 45 Obstetrical responsibility for abnormal fetal or neonatal outcome Dr Fiona J Stanley and Dr Eve Blair Section 8: The Reproductive Database 46 Birth Rates Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain 47 Perinatal Mortality Dr Jean Chapple 48 Maternal Mortality Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain SECTION 9: LEGAL PROBLEMS 49 Medicolegal aspects Mr Roger Clements SECTION 10: RESEARCH 50 Research in obstetrics and gynaecology Professor William Dunlop
