This text contains complete reproductions or extensive quotations from 103 articles on obstetrics and gynaecology, with commentary by Dr Harold Speert. The articles are presented in ten sections dealing with anatomy and embryology; signs, tests and rules; menstruation, pregnancy and labour; bacteria and infections; tumours and endometriosis; syndromes; positions; instruments; operations and therapeutic procedures; and the ovarian hormones and contraception. The book also contains an appendix on early obstetric texts.