Contributors (Author(s), Editor(s), Translator(s), Illustrator(s) etc.)

Gita Arjun is a well-known obstetrician and gynecologist who has strived to enhance the knowledge base of obstetricians and gynecologists. Towards this end, she has been organising the PROGRESS series of conferences since 1993. She is the former Director, E V Kalyani Medical Centre, Chennai.  She is one of the editors of The Management of Labour (Third edition) and the author of the bestselling book, Passport to a Healthy Pregnancy.

Lakshmi Seshadri is former Professor and Head of Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore. She has been an exceptional undergraduate and postgraduate teacher for over three decades. She is the author of Essentials of Gynecology and is currently working on a textbook in Obstetrics.

Uma Ram is the Director and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Seethapathy Clinic and Hospital, Chennai. She is a popular speaker and is actively associated with postgraduate education. She is a coordinator to Part 2 MRCOG courses in Chennai and has co-authored MRCOG Part 2: A Structured Approach. 

Table of Content

Preface
Foreword
How to use the book

Section I: Preconception and Antenatal Care

1. Preconception Checklist for Women Planning Pregnancy.
   Gita Arjun
2. The Booking Visit
   Uma Ram and Sudarshan Suresh
3. Follow-Up Antenatal Visits
   Uma Ram
4. Common Problems in Pregnancy
   Sheila Balakrishnan
5. Prenatal Screening and Invasive Prenatal Testing for Aneuploidy
   Shanthi Sairam and Shetal Mehta
6. Antepartum Fetal Health Surveillance
   Vikram Sinai Talaulikar and Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran

Section II: Screening and Management of Medical Problems in Pregnancy

7. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
   Cruz Winston Justin and Tulika Singh
8. Diabetes in Pregnancy – Screening, Diagnosis and Management
   Uma Ram and Usha Sriram
9. Anemia in Pregnancy
   J B Sharma and Chhavi Goyal
10. Implications of Obesity in Pregnancy
    David H A Redford
11. Thyroid Disorders and Pregnancy
    Shriraam Mahadevan
12. Antiphospholipid Syndrome and its Impact on Pregnancy
    Gita Arjun
13. Inherited Thrombophilias in Pregnancy
    Manjiri M Khare
14. Infections in Pregnancy
    Kalaivani Ramalingam and Lakshmi Thirumalai Kumar
15. Intrahepatic  Cholestasis of Pregnancy
    Sarala Gopalan
16. Management of Rh Alloimmunisation in Pregnancy
    S.Suresh, Uma Ram and Vivek Krishnan
17. Management of Pregnancy in a Patient with HIV
    V. Ramasubramanian
18. Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain in the Pregnant Woman
    Arjun Rajagopalan

Section III: Ultrasound in Obstetrics

19. Ultrasound Evaluation of First Trimester Pregnancy Complications
    Bijoy K Balakrishnan, Vipin Chandra and K K Gopinathan
20. Utrasound in the First Trimester: Maximising the Information
    B S Rama Murthy
21. Ultrasound in the Second Trimester: Examination and Reporting
    S Suresh and Indrani Suresh
22. Indications for Third Trimester Ultrasound Examination
    Pranathi Reddy
23. The Use of Doppler in Obstetrics
    S Suresh, Gita Arjun and Indrani Suresh

Section IV: Obstetric Complications

24. Preterm Labour and Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes
    Latika Narang and Austin Ugwumadu
25. Management of Postterm Pregnancy
    Japaraj Robert Peter
26. Shoulder Dystocia
    Hema Divakar and Susheela Rani
27. Antepartum Hemorrhage
    Muralidhar V Pai
28. Multiple Pregnancy
    Alice George and Elsy Thomas
29. Intrauterine Growth Restriction
    Geeta Kolar
30. Late Intrauterine Fetal Death
    Lakshmi Seshadri and N Palaniappan
31. Fibroids
    Pranathi Reddy
32. Pregnancy in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
    Lakshmi Seshadri
33. Management of Pregnancy after Assisted Reporductive Technology
    Mirudhubashini  Govindarajan
34. Prophylactic Antibiotics in Obstetrics
    Gita Arjun

Section V: Management of Labour

35. Episiotomy
    A Jaishree Gajaraj and K Niveditha Bharathy
36. Pain Relief in Labour
    T Palaniappan
37. Induction of Labour
    Shobana Mahadevan and Amritha Karthik
38. Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
    Gita Arjun
39. Management of Intrapartum Fetal Distress
    Nuzhat Aziz and Evita Fernandez
40. Operative Vaginal Delivery
    Nozer K Sheriar and Ameya Purandare
41. Breech Delivery
    Lakshmi Seshadri
42. Cesarean Section: Procedure and Technique
    Gita Arjun and Soumya Balakrishnan
43. Vaginal Birth after a Cesarean Section
    Uma Ram, Shobana Mahadevan and Anuradhai A
    

Section VI: Complications in Labour

44. Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage
    Gita Arjun and Soumya Balakrishnan
45. Management of Obstetric Anal Spincter Injuries
    Ruwan Fernando, Abdul Sultan and Ranee Thakar
46. Prolonged and Obstructed Labour
    Ambarisha Bhandiwad
47. Uterine rupture and uterine inversion
    Sareena Gilvaz
48. Peritpartum Critical Illness and Collapse
    Jyothi Unni
    

Index

In Pictures

Release Date: 26-07-2013 Venue: Hotel Leela Palace, Chennai