A towering researcher and instructor of obstetrics and pediatric and adolescent gynecology, John Dewhurst (d. 2006) left behind, among other legacies, this now classic textbook, first published in 1976 and updated every few years. It is for post-graduate medical students beginning a specialty in obstetrics and gynecology. This edition has been redesigned to make the information more quickly available and easily comprehensible, and many new authors have been conscripted. The first part covers obstetrics, with sections on the basic science, normal pregnancy, early pregnancy problems, maternal medicine, fetal medicine, birth, and postnatal care. Attention then turns to gynecology, the sections covering childhood and adolescence, menstruation, inability to conceive, pelvic pain, urogynecology, benign gynecological diseases, gynecological oncology, and miscellaneous topics. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)