Anatomy and physiology for midwives
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh New York :
Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier ,
2012
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction to physiology
- 2. The reproductive and urinary systems
- 3. Endocrinology
- 4. Reproductive cycles
- 5. Sexual differentiation and behaviour
- 6. Fertilization
- 7. Overview of human genetics and genetic disorder
- 8. The placenta
- 9. Embryo development
- 10. Overview of immunology
- 11. Physiological adaptation to pregnancy
- 12. Maternal nutrition
- 13. Physiology of parturition
- 14. The puerperium
- 15. The transition to neonatal life
- 16. Lactation and infant nutrition