Includes index,

Contents: Introduction -- Special anatomy: The bony pelvis -- Female genital tract -- The foetal skull -- Urinary system -- Special physiology and normal pregnancy: Puberty and menstruation -- Development of the foetus -- Physiology and pregnancy -- Physiology of the foetus -- Antenatal care: Antenatal care -- Clinic talks -- Bleeding in early pregnancy -- Antepartum haemorrhage -- Postmaturity or prolonged pregnancy -- Intra-uterine death of the foetus (IUD) -- Pelvic tumors and displacements -- Special cases -- Medical disordes in pregnancy: Common complaints in pregnancy -- Hypermesis gravidarum -- Malaria and anaemia in pregnancy -- Jaundice in pregnancy -- Diabetes, heart disease and pulmonary tuberculosis in pregnancy -- Some infections in pregnancy -- Acute renal failure -- Toxaemias in pregnancy -- Normal labour : Physiology and mechanism of labour -- Management of labour -- Normal third stage of labour -- Relief of pain in labour -- Abnormal labour: Induction of labour -- Trial of labour -- Cord prolapse -- Prolonged labour -- Malpresentations -- Breech presentation -- Multiple pregnancy -- Obstructed labour -- Rupture of the uterus -- Obstetric operations -- Perineal lacerations -- Abnormal third stage of labour -- Sudden collapse -- The puerperium: Management of normal puerperium -- Abnormal puerperium -- The neonate: Physiology of the neonate -- The premature baby -- Birth injuries or trauma -- Asphyxia -- Congenital abnormalities -- Neonatal jaundice -- Haemorrhagic diseases of the newborn -- Neonatal infections -- Breast infant feeding and minor neonatal disorders -- Artificial feeding and marasmus -- Public health: Immunization procedures -- Environmental sanitation -- Basic health services -- Vital statistics -- Fertility regulation.