Now featuring a new author team and a new and expanded title, Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives and Perinatal Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition, remains a core text for undergraduate and postgraduate education and is an ideal resource to support those working in maternity and perinatal care. This highly popular textbook presents reproductive anatomy and physiology in a manner which is ideal for those who are new to the subject or who desire a quick, well-illustrated review. Using an accessible, friendly writing style, it progresses from the founding principles of human structure and function through to conception, embryological and fetal development and growth, the maternal responses to the growing fetus, parturition, and the transition to neonatal life.
1. 1 Introduction to Physiology - p. 2 2. 2 The Urinary and Reproductive Systems - p. 38 3. 3 Endocrinology - p. 70 4. 4 Overview of Immunology - p. 88 5. Section II Reproductive Physiology and Human Genetics - p. 113 6. 5 Reproductive Cycles and Fertilisation - p. 114 7. 6 Overview of Human Genetics, Genetic Disorders and Sexual Differentiation - p. 145 8. Section III Placental and Fetal Development and Maternal Adaptation - p. 195 9. 7 The Placenta and Membranes - p. 196 10. 8 Embryo Development and Fetal Growth - p. 220 11. 9 Maternal Nutrition and Health - p. 253 12. 10 Physiological Adaptation to Pregnancy - p. 285 13. Section IV Parturition and Adaptations in the Perinatal Period - p. 315 14. 11 Physiology of Parturition - p. 316 15. 12 The Puerperium - p. 361 16. 13 The Transition to Neonatal Life - p. 380 17. 14 Lactation and Infant Nutrition - p. 410 18. Index - p. 446
Now featuring a new author team and a new and expanded title, Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives and Perinatal Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition, remains a core text for undergraduate and postgraduate education and is an ideal resource to support those working in maternity and perinatal care. This highly popular textbook presents reproductive anatomy and physiology in a manner which is ideal for those who are new to the subject or who desire a quick, well-illustrated review. Using an accessible, friendly writing style, it progresses from the founding principles of human structure and function through to conception, embryological and fetal development and growth, the maternal responses to the growing fetus, parturition, and the transition to neonatal life.
1. 1 Introduction to Physiology - p. 2 2. 2 The Urinary and Reproductive Systems - p. 38 3. 3 Endocrinology - p. 70 4. 4 Overview of Immunology - p. 88 5. Section II Reproductive Physiology and Human Genetics - p. 113 6. 5 Reproductive Cycles and Fertilisation - p. 114 7. 6 Overview of Human Genetics, Genetic Disorders and Sexual Differentiation - p. 145 8. Section III Placental and Fetal Development and Maternal Adaptation - p. 195 9. 7 The Placenta and Membranes - p. 196 10. 8 Embryo Development and Fetal Growth - p. 220 11. 9 Maternal Nutrition and Health - p. 253 12. 10 Physiological Adaptation to Pregnancy - p. 285 13. Section IV Parturition and Adaptations in the Perinatal Period - p. 315 14. 11 Physiology of Parturition - p. 316 15. 12 The Puerperium - p. 361 16. 13 The Transition to Neonatal Life - p. 380 17. 14 Lactation and Infant Nutrition - p. 410 18. Index - p. 446
