The main objective of fifth edition of this book "to provide a source of practical information about complications of pregnancy" as envisaged by Dr Fernando Arias – a doyen in field of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has been kept intact with further building upon with recent developments in obstetrics and gynaecology. However, the content is thoroughly revised with inclusion of recent developments for management of all aspects of high-risk pregnancy and delivery. The content is contemporary, concise and evidence-based – covering approach, management and guidelines for treating patients with high risk. The text helps students to understand the concepts clearly and retain information as a quick reference for practitioners.

Three new chapters on Maternal Collapse; Obesity and Pregnancy; and Clinical Governance and Audit have been included, and most of the chapters have been updated thoroughly as per recent RCOG/WHO/NICE guidelines to facilitate the finding of information. More colored images like Doppler changes, addition of partograms for abnormal labour, tables, flowcharts have also been included.