The educational book has been prepared by members of the obstetrics, gynaecology and perinatology subdepartment of the general medicine department of Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University). The authors have summarized the long-term educational experience of the subdepartment and domestic obstetric schools on the obstetric propaedeutics and methodology of the educational pregnancy and childbirth history development, which is an integral part of "Obstetrics" program for 4-6th year students. The educational book contains illustrative and reference materials, which will help learn a complicated clinical discipline and acquire respective practical skills and competences. The content of the educational book complies with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard for higher education and of the program in specialist fi eld of education 31.05.01 "General Medicine", as well as with the requirements of the corresponding section of the steering documents in "Obstetrics" academic subject. The educational book is meant for students of higher medical educational institutions.