Oxford Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The Oxford Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is an objective and readable text that covers the full speciality of obstetrics and gynaecology. This comprehensive and rigorously referenced textbook will be a vital resource in print and online for all practising clinicians.

Edited by a team of four leading figures in the field, whose clinical and scientific backgrounds collectively cover the whole spectrum of obstetrics and gynaecology with particular expertise in fetomaternal medicine and obstetrics, gynaecological oncology, urogynaecology, and reproductive medicine, the textbook helps inform and promote evidence-based practice and improve clinical outcomes worldwide across all facets of the discipline. The editors are supported by contributors who are internationally renowned specialists and ensure high quality and global perspective to the work.

Larger sections on the Basics in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fetomaternal Medicine, Management of Labour, Gynaecological problems, and Gynaecological Oncology are complimented by specialist sections on areas such as Neonatal Care and Neonatal Problems, Reproductive Medicine, and Urogynaecology and Pelvic Floor Disorders to name a few. The evidence-based presentation of diagnostic and therapeutic methods is complemented in the text by numerous treatment algorithms, giving the reader the knowledge and tools needed for effective clinical practice.

The Oxford Textbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is essential reading for obstetricians and gynaecologists, subspecialists, and trainees across the world.

Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Foundation Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nicosia, Cyprus; Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George's University of London, London, UK; and Visiting Professor, Institute of Global Health, Imperial College, London, UK,William Ledger, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of New South Wales; and Director of Reproductive Medicine, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia,Lynette Denny, Professor, Special Projects in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cape Town, South Africa,Stergios Doumouchtsis, Honorary Senior Lecturer, St George's University of London, London, UK; Visiting Professor, University of Athens, School of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine; and Associate Clinical Professor, American University of the Caribbean, School of Medicine

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.

Mr Stergios Doumouchtsis is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, and Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RCOG) accredited Urogynaecologist. Stergios is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at St George's University of London, a Visiting Professor at the School of Health Sciences, Department of Medicine at the University of Athens, and an Associate Clinical Professor at the American University of the Caribbean, School of Medicine.

After completion of training he was awarded an Ethicon Travel Award by the RCOG and worked as a visiting Scholar in the University of Michigan, where he participated in research projects with the Pelvic Floor Research Group.

Mr Doumouchtsis is a member of several national and international scientific and professional committees, working groups and professional societies. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles and over 20 book chapters and has been participating as an invited speaker and chair in national and international conferences.

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