Obstetrics and Gynaecology

There are lots of resources available for Obstetrics and Gynaecology - as well as e-journals and e-books, there are RSS feeds from top journals to keep you up to date, useful links to external websites and more.

 We have tailored this page to help signpost you to the resources you need, all in one place. If there is anything you would like us to add, contact us and help us improve your page.

Online Resources: e-books and e-journals

Click on the tabs below to see a list of e-books and e-journals for your specialty, available with your Athens login. Register for an Athens account if you don't already have one.

Please note that these lists are not exhaustive, so if  you can not find what you are looking for, try the online catalogue or contact library staff, who will be happy to try and source it for you.

Other Online resources

Evidence Based Clinical Summaries

UpToDate

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UpToDate is an evidence-based, peer-reviewed information resource providing topic reviews that include a synthesis of the literature, the latest evidence and specific recommendations for patient care.

The Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health section contains a range of topic reviews.

DynaMed

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We now have access to DynaMed, the popular clinical information resource. 

Search clinically-organised summaries for more than 3,400 topics, designed for health care professionals for use at point-of-care.

All evidence is clinically evaluated and integrated into DynaMed's existing content on a daily basis, so that a synthesis of the best evidence is always available. 

Click on Browse Categories, and take a look at the Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions section for a range of topic summaries.

Clinical Knowledge Summaries

Clinical Knowledge Summaries provide a summary of the current evidence base and practical guidance on best practice in respect of over 330 common and/or significant primary care presentations.

The Women's Health section covers many topics.

Current Awareness

We have collected the RSS feeds of some top Obstetric and Gynaecology journals and news sites and put them all in one place for you to browse at your convenience. 

Hosted by Netvibes,  your Obstetrics and Gynaecology current awareness page means you only have to go to one place, rather than visiting each individual website that you are interested in.

If there is a feed that you want us to include, just let us know and we'll add it in.

• Unsure what RSS feeds are? See our Current Awareness page for more information.

Table of Contents (TOC) Alerts 

Table of Contents alerts automatically notify you when a new issue of a journal is published.

If you want us to set up a TOC alert for you, just get in touch and we can set up the alert to come straight to your email inbox.

For more information TOC alerts and other ideas on how to keep up to date, see our Current Awareness page.

Useful Links

Organisations

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

• European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

• European Network of Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

• International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

 Resources

• Childinfo.org - Maternal Health Statistics provided by UNICEF, covering maternal mortality, delivery care and antenatal care.

• Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group - produces systematic reviews of evidence involving the mother or baby during and after pregnancy and childbirth.

• CTG Tutor - a computer assisted learning package designed for obstetricians, midwives and students, it teaches the interpretation of the intrapartum CTG.

• Medical Careers: Obstetrics & Gynaecology - information on obs and gynae as a specialty. Including data on what it is like to work in obs and gynae, the types of patients, disease and conditions you are likely to encounter throughout your career, the training pathways you can follow and a whole host of statistics to help you understand what your future career prospects in the specialty could be. 

• NICE Guidelines - see gynaecology related NICE guidelines

• Nursing Times: Women's Health - news and practice for women's health nurse specialists

• Patient Safety: Gynaecology / Women's Health - The National Reporting and Learning Service (NRLS) has produced a range of patient safety resources.

• Patient Safety: Pregnancy and birth - The National Reporting and Learning Service (NRLS) has produced a range of patient safety resources.

• UK Database of Uncertainties about the Effects of Treatments (DUETs):  Womens Health Conditions