Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Physiology 4/e

Provide the best care possible with expert insight and clinically relevant coverage of the physiologic changes that
occur throughout all major periods of the perinatal experience - prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal.
Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Physiology: A Clinical Perspective, 4th Edition gives you a solid foundation for assessment
and therapeutic interventions, featuring an emphasis on the evolving interrelationships between mother, fetus, and
neonate and adaptations of preterm and term infants to the extrauterine environment.




DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES

1. Biologic Basis for Reproduction



2. Physiologic Basis for Reproduction



3. Prenatal Period and Placental Physiology



4. Parturition and Uterine Physiology



5. Postpartum Period and Lactation Physiology



6. Fetal Assessment



7. Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics during the Perinatal Period



UNIT II: ADAPTATIONS IN MAJOR BODY SYSTEMS IN THE PREGNANT WOMAN, FETUS, AND NEONATE



8. Hematologic and Hemostatic Systems



9. Cardiovascular System



10. Respiratory System



11. Renal System and Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis



12. Gastrointestinal and Hepatic Systems and Perinatal Nutrition



13. Immune System and Host Defense Mechanisms



14. Integumentary System



15. Neuromuscular and Sensory Systems



UNIT III: ADAPTATIONS IN METABOLIC PROCESSES IN THE PREGNANT WOMAN, FETUS, AND NEONATE



16. Carbohydrate, Fat, and Protein Metabolism



17. Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism



18. Bilirubin Metabolism



19. Pituitary, Adrenal, and Thyroid Function



20. Thermoregulation