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This is the sixth edition of a popular, highly readable primer in obstetrics and gynaecology. It has been thoroughly updated and aligns with the undergraduate curriculum in O&G devised by the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. - Highly illustrated throughout - Essential information points at the end of chapters - Case histories - Practical procedures boxes - Alert (warnings or advice) and tick (guidance or definitions) boxes throughout - Over 100 self-assessment MCQs - Appendices: Principles of Perioperative Care; Governance, Audit and Research - Reflects the national undergraduate curriculum in obstetrics and gynaecology in the UK and Australia More information on: - Fetal development - Screening for fetal anomaly: non-invasive prenatal testing - Placenta accreta - Infections acquired in pregnancy: Zika, Rubella - Non-invasive prenatal testin - Fetal Doppler examination, e.g. middle cerebral artery, ductus venosus - Management of preterm labour: oxytocin antagonists - Induction of labour: components of Bishop score - Ectopic pregnancy: Caesarean scar ectopic, cornual ectopic - Emergency contraception: ulipristal acetate - Sterilization: salpingectomy - Genital tract infections: role of sexual health clinic, contact tracing - Cervix: update on HPV screening and vaccination - Ovary: update FIGO staging of ovarian carcinoma; "risk reducing surgery" for ovarian cancer - WHO surgical safety checklist added to Appendix A. - New self-assessment OSCE questions
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Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, PhD, DSc, FRCOG, FRCS, FACOG, Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) of St. George’s University, London; Foundation Professor of O&G, University of Nicosia, Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London; Past President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007-2010); President: International Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (FIGO) 2012-2015; Head, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, St George’s University Hospital, London, UK (1997-2013). National award recipient of Knight Bachelor in the UK and Sri Lanka Ranjana in Sri Lanka for services to Medicine.
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