Book contents
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Chapter 82 Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy
- Chapter 83 Foetal Physiology
- Chapter 84 Paediatric Physiology
- Chapter 85 Physiology of Ageing
- Chapter 86 Physiology of Obesity
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Chapter 82 - Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy
from Section 10 - Developmental Physiology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 July 2019
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The Basics
- Section 2 Respiratory Physiology
- Section 3 Cardiovascular Physiology
- Section 4 Neurophysiology
- Section 5 Gastrointestinal Tract
- Section 6 Kidney and Body Fluids
- Section 7 Blood and Immune System
- Section 8 Energy Balance
- Section 9 Endocrine Physiology
- Section 10 Developmental Physiology
- Chapter 82 Maternal Physiology during Pregnancy
- Chapter 83 Foetal Physiology
- Chapter 84 Paediatric Physiology
- Chapter 85 Physiology of Ageing
- Chapter 86 Physiology of Obesity
- Section 11 Environmental Physiology
- Index
- References
Summary
It comes as no surprise that there are major endocrine changes during pregnancy. These endocrine changes are the driving force for many of the other physiological and anatomical changes associated with pregnancy.
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- Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 405 - 410Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019