DC Dutta's Textbook of Obstetrics: Including Perinatology and Contraception. 9th Edition (БУ). Hiralal Konar

This ninth edition of DC Dutta's Textbook of Obstetrics has made its appearance just on the fourth year since the release of its 8th edition. This is due to the wealth of new information that needs to be incorporated for the readers. This book has been in service to the medical fraternity for the last 35 years. It primarily aims at the medical students, trainee residents, practicing doctors, and the midwives. It has evolved to provide comprehensive and updated information in a concise and easy-to-read format. The objective of this edition is to provide the current cutting-edge information to enable the candidates to qualify the examinations in India; and, their equivalents, internationally.
All the chapters are thoroughly revised and updated. It is our great pleasure for this edition that Sir Prof. Sabaratnam Arulkumaran has been kind enough to revise thoroughly the two important topics: (a) Normal Labor (Chapter-13); and, (b) Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring (Chapter-39). We are deeply indebted to Prof. BN Chakravorty for updating the Chapters: Fundamentals of Reproduction (Chapter-2), Endocrinology in Relation to Reproduction (Chapter-6), and Shock in Obstetrics (Chapter-39). We are especially grateful to Prof. S Banerjee for updating the subject perinatology (Chapters 31, 32 and 33). We are grateful to Dr M Kataruka for revising the topic Acute Kidney Injury (Chapter-39).
Imaging in Obstetrics, Amniocentesis and Guides to Clinical Tests (Chapter-41) provide the normal values of useful health parameters in pregnancy. Practical Obstetrics (Chapter-42) with a total number of 55 high-quality photographs of instruments, specimens, sonograms, MR images and drugs, is of immense value, specifically for the practical part of the examinations. The complete information in Chapter 42 amounts to a 'mini textbook-cum-color atlas' in obstetrics.
The contemporaneous guidelines from different professional and academic organizations such as RCOG, ACOG, WHO, FIGO, NICHD, CDC, NICE, ICOG and DIPSI are provided. Management options based on experience derived from a large number of obstetric services, are also mentioned. This is particularly so in a situation where no evidence exists or it is difficult to follow due to limitation of resources.
List of most frequently used abbreviations have been provided for easy reference. This edition, in its fully colored format, is profusely illustrated with about 700 line drawings, sketches and photographs.
The uniqueness of the text lies in its presentation, which is simple, lucid and unambiguous. Inclusion of summary tables, algorithms, boxes, flowcharts and the key points in each chapter is the special attraction. These are for quick revision and recapitulation before the examination. With its double-column presentation, reading of the text has been made easier and more comfortable.
Dutta's book has a long-standing association with its sister books: Textbook of Gynecology (7th edition, 2016), Bedside Clinics and Viva Voce in Ob