Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section-I: Midwifery
Chapter-1: Historical Review
Chapter-2: Development of Maternity Services and Current Trends
Chapter-3: Midwife: Definition of the Term, Roles and Responsibilities
Chapter-4: Nursing Process in Maternal-newborn Care
Section-II: Reproductive System
Chapter-5: Female Pelvis and Generative Organs
Chapter-6: Hormonal Cycles
Chapter-7: Male Reproductive System
Section-III: Embryology and Fetology Chapter-8: Fertilization, Implantation and Development of the Fertilized Ovum
Chapter-9: Development of the Placenta and Fetus
Chapter-10: Fetal Organs and Circulation
Chapter-11: Fetal Skull
Section-IV: Normal Pregnancy
Chapter-12: Physiological Changes Due to Pregnancy
Chapter-13: Diagnosis of Pregnancy
Chapter-14: Minor Disorders in Pregnancy
Chapter-15: Antenatal Care
Chapter-16: Specialized Investigations and Fetal Evaluation in the Antenatal Period
Section-V: Normal Labor
Chapter-17: Physiology of the First Stage of Labor Chapter-18: Management of the First Stage of Labor
Chapter-19: Physiology of the Second Stage of Labor
Chapter-20: Management of the Second Stage of Labor
Chapter-21: Physiology and Management of the Third Stage of Labor
Chapter-22: Management of the Fourth Stage of Labor
Section-VI: Normal Puerperium
Chapter-23: Physiology and Management of the Normal Puerperium
Chapter-24: Family Planning
Section-VII: Abnormalities of Pregnancy, Labor and Puerperium
Chapter-25: Abnormalities of Early Pregnancy
Chapter-26: Sexually Transmissible and Reproductive Tract Infections Chapter-27: Disorders of Pregnancy
Chapter-28: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chapter-29: Medical Disorders Associated with Pregnancy
Chapter-30: Multiple Pregnancy
Chapter-31: Preterm Labor, Premature Rupture of Membranes and Intrauterine Fetal Death
Chapter-32: Post-term Pregnancy, Induction of Labor, Prolonged Labor and Disorders of Uterine Action
Chapter-33: Malpositions and Malpresentations
Chapter-34: Obstetric Operations
Chapter-35: Obstetric Emergencies
Chapter-36: Complications of Third Stage of Labor
Chapter-37: Injuries to the Birth Canal Chapter-38: Complications of Puerperium
Section-VIII: Normal Neonate
Chapter-39: Baby at Birth
Chapter-40: Physiology, Screening, Daily Care and Observation of the Newborn
Chapter-41: Infant Feeding
Chapter-42: Low Birth Weight, Preterm and Intrauterine Growth Retarded Babies
Section-IX: Ill Baby
Chapter-43: Recognizing the Ill Baby
Chapter-44: Respiratory Problems of the Newborn
Chapter-45: Birth Trauma, Hemorrhage and Convulsions
Chapter-46: Congenital Abnormalities, Genetic Screening and Genetic Counseling
Chapter-47: Jaundice and Infections in the Newborn