This book was designed to cover the needs of the curreculum of students in the 3rd year of the faculty of nursing in the field of obstetrics and gynecology and included important items needed for their practice . I t included important items as diagnosis of pregnancy, abortion, bleeding in late pregnancycaused by placxenta previa and accidental hemorrhage with emphasis on concealed accidental hemorrhage which is alife threatening complication. Also it gives a hint on the definition, complications ,and first aid measures of eclamptic patients. the book also covers certain emergency situations as postpartum hemorrhage and purperal sepsis. malpresentations, normal labor and how to use the partograph in the management of labor
It also covers important gynecologic topics as amenorrhea, fibroid uterus, ovarian tumors and important contraceptive methods including hormonal contraceptive methods and IUCDs