Table of Contents

1. Prenatal Diagnosis of Chromosomal Abnormalities 2. Fetal Dysmorphology 3. Impact of Advances in Genetics on Prenatal Diagnosis 4. Fetal Infections 5. Fetal Growth Restriction 6. Early Pregnancy Complications 7. Identification and Antepartum Surveillance of High Risk Pregnancy 8. Preterm Birth 9. Post Term and Prolonged Pregnancy 10. Antepartum Haemorrhage 11. Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy 12. Multiple Pregnancy 13. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy 14. Haematological Disorders and Red-Cell Alloimmunization in Pregnancy 15. Diabetes in Pregnancy 16. Cardiac Disease and Pregnancy 17. Other Medical Disorders in Pregnancy 18. Tropical Diseases in Pregnancy 19. Abnormal Labour 20. Fetal Surveillance in Labour 21. Birth Asphyxia 22. Operative Delivery 23. Postpartum Haemorrhage

About the Author

Sir Dr. S Arulkumaran is Professor and Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St George's University of London. Previously the Secretary General and Treasurer to the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for nine years, he is now President-Elect for the federation. Sir S Arulkumaran is the past President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of the UK from 2007 and 2010. He is Editor-in-Chief of Best Practice and Research in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology and author of 245 indexed publications, 24 books and 164 book chapters. He is the Honorary Fellow of the America, Sri Lankan, South African, Pakistan, Indian, Australian and New Zealand Colleges of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Honorary Member of the Canadian, Malaysian, German, Italian and South African Societies. Sir S Arulkumaran was knighted as Knight Bachelor in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 2009 in recognition of Services to Medicine.