Essential Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 6th Edition

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