1st Edition
The Anatomy and Physiology Textbook for Midwives
Focusing on optimising the normal biological processes of reproduction and early life, and in line with the NMC Future Midwives Standards, this comprehensive textbook introduces the fundamental anatomy and physiology knowledge needed for midwifery practice.
This textbook follows the journey from pre-conception to the puerperium. Divided into six parts, it begins with foundational material before moving onto reproduction, embryology and fetal development. The central sections of the book consider maternal changes and adaptations during pregnancy, the intrapartum period, and the puerperium and transition from fetal to neonatal life. The book finishes with a section looking at lactation. Containing numerous full colour illustrations, each chapter includes application to practice boxes, “challenge” sections, and “interrupters” to help you consolidate their learning. The text is accompanied by a downloadable interactive workbook to complete as you read.
Written in a clear and accessible style, The Midwifery Anatomy and Physiology Textbook is an essential read for pre-registration midwifery students, studying at both BSc and MSc levels.
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, Before becoming a midwife, Jane 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, Louise 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.
