A complete edition, including all original references and illustrations, of O'Dowd and Phillip's history of obstetrics and gynaecology. It contains 45 chapters, author and subject indexes, detailed chronological tables at the end of each section, and short biographies.

Complete and unabridged, this economical softcover edition of O'Dowd and Phillips's "masterpiece" includes all original references and illustrations. The narrative engages and draws the reader along, page after page. The work contains several special features - in particular, a detailed chronological table at the end of each section, and a large number of short biographies in a separate section, at the end of the book, of individuals who have made significant contributions. The extensive reference lists will benefit those many readers inspired by this volume to further their study of medical history.

'Once or twice in a generation, a book is published that is destined to become a classic. This is such a volume. It is a monumental achievement of scholarship and research. The authors have produced a masterpiece. [They] achieve the seemingly impossible - an account of history that is both meticulous and fascinating.' - From the Forward by J.J. Sciarra, President of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Thomas J. Watkins, Northwestern University Medical School, USA