1st Edition
The Anatomy and Physiology Textbook for Midwives
Section 1: The Foundations for Life
Giada Giusmin and Jane Carpenter
1.1: The Human Cell
Jane Carpenter
1.2: Tissues
Giada Giusmin
1.3: Homeostasis
Giada Giusmin
Section 2: Reproduction and Fetal Development
Ginny Mounce
2.1: Mitosis and Meiosis
Ginny Mounce
2.2: Genetics, Genetic Disorders and Epigenetics
Ginny Mounce
2.3: Male and Female Reproductive Systems
Ginny Mounce
2.4: Reproduction and Embryology
Ginny Mounce
2.5: The Placenta and Developing Fetus
Ginny Mounce
Section 3: Maternal Changes and Adaptations to Pregnancy
Jane Carpenter, Giada Giusmin, Louise Hunter and Claire Smith
3.1: The Blood and Cardiovascular System
Giada Giusmin
3.2: The Respiratory System
Giada Giusmin
3.3: The Nervous System
Jane Carpenter
3.4: The Endocrine System
Jane Carpenter
3.5: The Musculoskeletal System
Giada Giusmin
3.6: The Renal System
Jane Carpenter and Louise Hunter
3.7: The Gastrointestinal System
Claire Smith
3.8: The Immune System
Giada Giusmin
Section 4: Labour and Birth
Giada Giusmin, Louise Hunter, Katherine Palles Dimmock, Kirsten Baker, Jane Carpenter and Claire Smith
4.1: The Maternal Pelvis
Katherine Palles-Dimmock and Louise Hunter
4.2: Physiology of First Stage of Labour
Louise Hunter and Giada Giusmin
4.3: The Physiology of the Second Stage of Labour
Louise Hunter
4.4: The Fetus during Labour
Jane Carpenter
4.5: The Third Stage of Labour
Kirsten Baker
4.6: Pelvic Floor and Perineum
Katherine Palles-Dimmock, Claire Smith and Louise Hunter
4.7: Changes to Body Systems in Labour and Birth
Giada Giusmin
Section 5: The Puerperium
Claire Smith, Sarah Fleming and Kirsten Baker
5.1: Maternal Postnatal Physiology
Claire Smith
5.2: The Transition from Fetal to Neonatal Life
Sarah Fleming and Kirsten Baker
Section 6: Lactation
Louise Hunter
6.1: The Constituents of Breastmilk
Louise Hunter
6.2: The Anatomy of the Breast and the Physiology of Lactation
Louise Hunter
6.3: Supporting and Maintaining Breastfeeding
Louise Hunter
Biography
Jane Carpenter initially studied biology at BSc, MRes and DPhil level. She then completed her midwifery education. Jane is now Lead Midwife for Education at Oxford Brookes University, with a passion for midwifery education and midwifery research. She also maintains her lifelong love of biology, and more specifically, for all things anatomy and physiology in childbearing related.
Louise Hunter is a midwife and midwifery educator with a keen interest in inclusivity and lactation. A former Lead Midwife for Education, she is now an examiner for the NMC Test of Competence and a Breastfeeding Supporter for the Breastfeeding Network.
"This book is a comprehensive and approachable resource for students, educators, academics and practising midwives alike. The authors have developed an important resource which seamlessly integrates complex knowledge and concepts with practical midwifery applications, making it both comprehensive, reader friendly and culturally respectful. It integrates complex anatomical and physiological concepts with practical midwifery applications, making it both informative and meaningful in the context of contemporary midwifery care...This book is an indispensable addition to midwifery education programmes, offering clarity, depth and accessibility in one essential book." - Anna Madeley, The Practising Midwife
