This textbook provides an up-to-date summary of the scientific basis, assessment for and provision of anaesthesia throughout pregnancy and labour. It is divided into nine sections including physiology, assessment, complications and systemic disease.

Featuring the work of more than 80 internationally respected contributors from around the world, this reference comprehensively explores all of the issues and techniques that pertain to the practice of obstetric anesthesia. In addition to anesthesia for labor and delivery, it also addresses operative anesthesia, obstetric and anesthetic complications, and systemic disease during pregnancy. A disease-oriented approach guides readers step by step through preoperative evaluation, intraoperative management, and postpartum care for both healthy and high-risk patients.

The world's most popular midwifery textbook presents practical and comprehensive coverage of anatomy and physiology as well as the important topical issues of midwifery practice. The expert editors have added an impressive team of contributors, literature reviews, and references for further reading. New issues covered include: risk management, complementary therapies, research and independent practice.

The Oxford Textbook of Medicine is a comprehensive text which covers the practice of internal medicine and its subspecialties. It gives specialty physicians an authoritative source to consult in day-to-day practice and when their patients have disorders which relate to other specialties. This new edition has been extensively revised and large sections have been rewritten by new authors. In the introductory sections there are new chapters on ethics and the assessment of medical care. There are completely new sections on cancer, medicine and the law, and the eye in general medical diseases. The introductory section on the scientific basis of medicine has been rewritten and expanded to include an account of the role of cell biology in clinical practice. These changes reflect the increasing role of the basic sciences in medicine, current concerns about ethical and legal issues, and the recent advances in methods for the dissemination of medical knowledge and for the assessment of clinical trials. The outstanding section on medical disorders in pregnancy has been substantially revised and expanded. Because the Oxford Textbook of Medicine presents a global perspective on disease, there is particular emphasis on infectious diseases.