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Recommended Medical Textbooks

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Current Avaliable Publications

Nursing Care For Women With Childbirth Injuries

Fistula Surgery Training Manual 2022
Developed and devised by the Expert Advisory Group for FIGO’s Fistula Surgery Training Initiative

Nursing Care For Women With Childbirth Injuries

Nursing Care For Women With Childbirth Injuries
by Ishbel Marion Campbell and Ian Shane Asiimwe
Published jointly by UCIF and FIGO

Manual of Obstetric Fistula Surgery

Manual of Obstetric Fistula Surgery
by Michael Breen
Published by The Global Library of Women's Medicine 2019

Just published – 3 new expert video presentations on the surgical repair of fistula flaps – CLICK HERE

A French language edition is also NOW available – CLICK HERE

The FIGO Textbook of Pregnancy Hypertension

The FIGO Textbook of Pregnancy Hypertension
An evidence-based guide to monitoring, prevention and management
Edited by: Laura A. Magee, Peter von Dadelszen, William Stones, Matthews Mathai
Published by The Global Library of Women's Medicine 2016

A Comprehensive Textbook of Postpartum Hemorrhage, 2nd Edition

A Comprehensive Textbook of Postpartum Hemorrhage, 2nd Edition
An Essential Clinical Reference for Effective Management
Edited by: Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Mahantesh Karoshi, Louis G. Keith, André B. Lalonde and Christopher B-Lynch
BMA Book Award Winner 2013
Published by The Global Library of Women's Medicine 2012

Ultrasound in obstetrics and gynecology

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
A Practical Approach
This textbook has been written by Dr Alfred Abuhamad and his colleagues – and generously provided FREE at this and other locations – in order to promote greater knowledge and understanding of the role that ultrasound can play in the healthcare of women
Edited by: Alfred Abuhamad, MD

A Textbook of Gynecology for Less-Resourced Locations

A Textbook of Gynecology for Less-Resourced Locations
Edited by: Heleen van Beekhuizen and Regine Unkels
Published by The Global Library of Women's Medicine 2012

International Maternal & Child Health Care: A practical manual for hospitals worldwide

International Maternal & Child Health Care: A practical manual for hospitals worldwide
This textbook is written to help health workers treating pregnant women and adolescents, their newborn infants, and children admitted to hospitals in countries all over the world.
Edited by David Southall
Associate Editors: Alice Clack, Johan Creemers, Angela Gorman, Assad Hafeez, Brigid Hayden, Ejaz Khan, Grace Kodindo, Rhona MacDonald, Yawar Najam, Barbara Phillips, Diane Watson, Dave Woods, Ann Wright

Simplified Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Simplified Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Practical, Safe and Economic Methodology
By: Rajendra Sankpal, Mahantesh Karoshi and Louis G. Keith
Published by The Global Library of Women's Medicine

A Textbook of Preconceptional Medicine and Management

A Textbook of Preconceptional Medicine and Management
Edited by: Mahantesh Karoshi, Sandra Newbold, Christopher B-Lynch and Louis G. Keith
Published by The Global Library of Women's Medicine 2012

An Introduction to Obstetric Fistula Surgery

An Introduction to Obstetric Fistula Surgery
By: Brian Hancock
Published by The Global Library of Women's Medicine 2013

Practical Obstetric Fistula Surgery

Practical Obstetric Fistula Surgery
By: Brian Hancock
Published by The Royal Society of Medicine 2009

Advances in Labour and Risk Management Textbook

Advances in Labour and Risk Management Textbook
Published by The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) 2012

Family Planning (A Global Handbook for Doctors)

Family Planning (A Global Handbook for Doctors)
Published by World Health Organization (WHO) 2011