The content is carefully aligned with the revised 2024 competencies, ensuring relevant and context-based learning throughout: • All chapters have been meticulously updated to include current recommendations and guidelines, and have introduced new concepts, e.g., enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) • A dedicated chapter on respectful maternity care is included, which reflects the authors' decades long championing of women's autonomy in the labor room • Evidence-based practice points are part of every chapter and reinforce crucial and practical aspects of care and reflect current best practices • Algorithms have been revised based on up-to-date guidelines • Key points are provided at the end of every chapter for quick review and last-minute revision • Illustrative case-based questions and sample short- and long-answer questions are provided at the end of every chapter to make students examination-ready • Multiple choice questions and lecture videos on important topics are provided • The book is a practical guide to daily obstetric practice both for students and practitioners