Anatomy and physiology for midwives /
Jane Coad, Kevin Pedley and Melvyn Dunstall
- 4th ed.
- Edingburgh : Elsevier, c2020.
- xiii, 535 p. ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction to physiology -- The reproductive and urinary systems -- Endocrinology -- Reproductive cycles -- Sexual differentiation and behavior -- Fertilization -- Overview of human genetics and genetic disorders -- The placenta -- Embryo development and fetal growth -- Overview of immunology -- Physiological adaptation to pregnancy -- Maternal nutrition and health -- Physiology of parturition -- The puerperium -- The transition to neonatal life -- Lactation and infant nutrition.