Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives

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ISBN 0702034894   Pages 470 ISBN13 9780702034893 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 930 Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences   Published in London Imprint Churchill Livingstone   Previous ISBN 9780443101304 Format Multimedia Item   Height (mm) 246 Publication date 20 Jun 2011   Width (mm) 189 DEWEY 612.0082   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education

List of abbreviations 1. Introduction to Physiology 2. The Reproductive and Urinary Systems 3. Endocrinology 4. Reproductive Cycles 5. Sexual Differentiation and Behaviour 6. Fertilisation 7. Overview of Human Genetics and Genetic Disorders 8. The Placenta 9. Embryo Development and Fetal Growth 10. Overview of Immunology 11. Physiological Adaptation to Pregnancy 12. Maternal Nutrition and Health 13. Physiology of Parturition 14. The Puerperium 15. The Transition to Neonatal Life 16. Lactation and Infant Nutrition Glossary Index