Caesarean Section has become the most common major operation in the world, and with the increasing number there are many serious and long-term healthcare implications for gynaecology, general surgery, neonatology, and epigenetics. A full perspective of the procedure and its consequences is therefore essential for practitioners, residents, and trainees alike.

The Textbook of Caesarean Section is the key textbook on this subject, and is an informative and practical tool for clinicians performing this procedure in all areas of the world. The accompanying professional medical videos demonstrate in clear and expert detail the two alternative procedures for caesarean section, ensuring that readers of this book gain an in-depth understanding of the techniques involved, and supporting blended learning in postgraduate education globally.

Written by a distinguished team of expert contributors, this book carefully describes current best practice for caesarean section alongside key chapters on the history of caesarean section, and other important and related issues that obstetricians must be aware of, such as anaesthesia, prevention of complications of surgery, reproduction after C-section, and perinatal outcomes. The text is extensively illustrated with colour images, and fully referenced throughout, providing all the information essential for the reader to perform the optimal caesarean delivery procedures, and diagnose and manage the short- and long-term complications associated with different methods of caesarean sections.

CONTENTS:
1. Caesarean Section: From Antiquity to the 21st Century
2. The Anatomy of the Female Pelvis
3. The Epidemiology of Caesarean Delivery
4. The Modern Caesarean Section
5. The Misgav-Ladach Caesarean Section
6. Complex Caesarean Deliveries
7. Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section
8. Prevention and Management of Post-operative Caesarean Section Complications
9. Long-term Complications after Caesarean Section
10. Perinatal outcome of neonates born by Caesarean section
11. Trial of Labour after Caesarean
12. Caesarean Delivery and Human Evolution
13. Caesarean Section: A global perspective