"Together with Willibald Pschyrembel I tried to present and summarize the new subject of perinatal medicine in a concise overview, using simple words. Coupling the didactic skill of the older author with the enthusiasm of the younger author, texts were written that were scrutinized word for word, rejected and accepted. For me, looking back several decades, I would say that my training and formation as an author were more important than the publishing and sales of the book."
Prof. Dr. med. Joachim W. Dudenhausen

"Kein heute auf dem Markt befindliches Lehrbuch der Geburtshilfe beschreibt, durch Bildmaterial unterstutzt, so pragnant und klar die Geburtsmechanik und die Handlungsablaufe fur Entwicklung von regelrecht und pathologisch ablaufenden Geburten."Prof. Dr. med. Gunter Kohler, Klinik fur Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universitat Greifswald

"Dieses Worterbuch und die stets aktualisierten spateren Auflagen sind bis heute meine standigen Begleiter und ich konnte daruber hinaus im Erganzungswerk Therapeutisches Worterbuch (2.Aufl., 2001) selber mitwirken."Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Fischer, ehem. Leiter der Abteilung Urogynakologie, Charite Frauenklinik Berlin

The 21st edition of this standard reference book - now published in English for the first time - provides indispensable, hands-on information for the delivery room, as well as before and after childbirth. The book combines proven facts and techniques with new insights through a consistent focus on practical and applied knowledge. All of those involved in the care of pregnant, laboring, and postnatal women and newborn can benefit from the established didactic concept of this book.