Fundamentals of Maternal Anatomy and Physiology

Ian Peate is Visiting Professor of Nursing at St George's University of London and Kingston University London; Visiting Professor, Northumbria University; Senior Clinical Fellow, University of Hertfordshire; Professorial Fellow, University of Roehampton; Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Nursing, Consultant Editor of the Journal of Paramedic Practice, and Consultant Editor of the International Journal of Advancing Practice.Claire Leader is Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, and Faculty Director of Inter-professional Education, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. Claire is also an editorial board member for the British Journal of Midwifery.

• Contributors xii Preface xviAcknowledgements xviiiChapter 1 Learning the Language: Terminology 1Joyce TargettChapter 2 Cell Physiology 23Rebecca MurrayChapter 3 The Female Reproductive System and Associated Disorders 41Claire FordChapter 4 Embryology and Fetal Development 60Jenny BrewsterChapter 5 Genetics 85Sarah Malone and James CastlemanChapter 6 Tissues 108Iñaki MansillaChapter 7 The Placenta 128Antonio SierraChapter 8 The Musculoskeletal System 146Suzanne BrittChapter 9 The Circulatory System 174Kate NashChapter 10 The Cardiac System 194Mel Cameron-RadfordChapter 11 The Digestive System 218Clare GordonChapter 12 The Renal System 245Ashleigh Ward and Elizabeth RoutledgeChapter 13 The Respiratory System 266Alison AndersonChapter 14 The Nervous System 292Claire FordChapter 15 The Endocrine System 317Rosalind HaddrillChapter 16 The Immune System 338Angela FranklandMultiple Choice Answers 363Index 370

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