Claire Leader & Ian Peate 
Fundamentals of Maternal Pathophysiology [EPUB ebook] 

Contributors xiii
Preface xix
Acknowledgements xxi
About the Companion Website xxii
Chapter 1 Learning the Language: Terminology 1
Joyce Targett
Chapter 2 Cell and Body Tissue Physiology 23
Annabel Jay and Cathy Hamilton
Chapter 3 Embryo Development and Fetal Growth 43
Vikki Smith and Jacinta H. Martin
Chapter 4 Genetics and Genetic Conditions 60
Sarah Malone and James Castleman
Chapter 5 The Reproductive System and Associated Disorders 79
Claire Ford
Chapter 6 Homeostasis 105
Deborah Gurney and Janet G. Migliozz
Chapter 7 The Placenta 122
Raya Vinogradov and Vikki Smith
Chapter 8 Inflammation and the Immune Response 141
Claire Ford and Claire Leader
Chapter 9 Cardiovascular System and Associated Disorders 159
Komal Bhatt and Leo Gurney
Chapter 10 Shock 174
Claire Leader
Chapter 11 The Nervous System and Associated Disorders 192
Abbie Tomson and Kristian Tomson
Chapter 12 The Vascular System and Associated Disorders 213
Annabel Jay and Cathy Hamilton
Chapter 13 The Blood and Associated Disorders 230
Thomas Mc Ewan and Suzanne Crozier
Chapter 14 The Renal System and Associated Disorders 247
Amanda Waterman
Chapter 15 The Respiratory System and Associated Disorders 265
Alison Anderson
Chapter 16 The Gastrointestinal System and Associated Disorders and Nutrition 288
Clare Gordon and Claire Leader
Chapter 17 The Endocrine System and Associated Disorders 310
Rosalind Haddrill
Chapter 18 Pain 329
Claire Ford and Matthew Robertson
Chapter 19 The Musculoskeletal System and Associated Disorders 352
Suzanne Britt
Chapter 20 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Associated Disorders 380
Kate Nash
Chapter 21 Mental Health and Well-being 396
Maria Noonan
Index 410

Claire Leader is Assistant Professor and Director of Inter-professional Education in the Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. Claire is also an editorial board member of British Journal of Midwifery, and 25 years’ experience in Midwifery and Nursing in clinical practice, research and education.
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.