Obstetrics and Gynaecology are concerned with the physical health of the expecting female as well as with the health of the unborn child, and with management of female specific illnesses. Most of the gynaecologists are not focussed on a particular area within obstetrics and gynaecology although sub-specialities exist including that of oncology and maternal foetal, as well as reproductive medicine.

It is a clinical and surgical field which often requires working with specialists in other areas such as urologists and cardiologists. Work can be in private practice, within communities, and within the NHS. The doctor who wants to work in the speciality of

must be able to work under difficult circumstances, should be able to work as part of a team, must be well adapted to pressure, and should be emphatic.