Anatomy and physiology for midwives /

Coad, Jane.

Anatomy and physiology for midwives / Jane Coad ; with Melvyn Dunstall. - 3rd ed. - Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2011. - xii, 455 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to physiology -- The reproductive and urinary systems -- Endocrinology -- Reproductive cycles -- Sexual differentiation and behaviour -- Fertilization -- Overview of human genetics and genetic disorder -- The placenta -- Embryo development -- Overview of immunology -- Physiological adaptation to pregnancy -- Maternal nutrition -- Physiology of parturition -- The puerperium -- The transition to neonatal life -- Lactation and infant nutrition.

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Pregnancy--Physiological aspects.
Human anatomy.
Human physiology.
Midwifery.
Pregnancy--physiology.
Infant, Newborn--physiology.
Midwifery.
Reproduction--physiology.
Urogenital System--anatomy & histology.

RG558 / COA 2011

618.2

2011 H-711 WQ 200