Product Description: This book was first published in 2005. This volume summarizes advances in the optimal clinical management of preterm labour, using the best available evidence of the time. The contributors (mostly practising clinicians) are all actively involved in research into the mechanisms, aetiology, treatment and associated outcomes of preterm labour...read more

Product Description: In the last decade there has been expansion in the clinical interaction between hematologists and obstetricians, resulting in a need to understand and manage the clinical manifestations of hemato-obstetric science. This book will assist in the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions and provide the reader with a user-friendly, authoritative source of information, incorporating the best practice contained within internationally accepted guidelines...read more

Product Description: The impact of hormones on deep venous thrombosis is one of the most charged and debated subjects. Female hormonal balance is primarily affected by the use of either oral contraceptives or HRT. For a long time it has been recognized that oral contraceptives can raise the incidence of DVT; however, there has been an enormous controversy as to whether all progestins do this equally or whether some have a greater impact than others where oral contraception is concerned...read more

Presents symptoms in obstetrics and gynaecology in a problem-based way. This book cover situations likely to be encountered by the undergraduate - and most importantly - those on which they will be examined. Each topic is introduced by a short case vignette.

Product Description: Complications due to bleeding and thrombosis are associated with many of the major clinical problems faced in obstetric and gynaecological practice. This book provides a comprehensive review of these problems by an international panel of authors active in clinical practice, teaching and research in their topics...read more