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Physiological Changes During Pregnancy by Shairko Missouri; Trevor Miller; Taylor Mueller is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Physiological Changes During Pregnancy about?

Pregnancy is a normal maternal physiological state that is developed to accommodate and nurture the fetus and enable the mother during labor. Pregnancy engenders multiple systemic changes—whether it be hormonal, mechanical, or circulatory. The gravid uterus and the increase in progesterone and estrogen levels attributes to the multisystemic changes. The increase in peptide hormones alters connective tissue characteristics, leading to structural changes to the kidneys, ureters, rib cage, diaphragm, and abdominal compartments. Cardiac output, pulmonary blood flow, and circulating blood volume are all increased in response to rising metabolic demands. There are additional significant changes in many biochemical laboratory results in comparison to the nonpregnant women. Awareness of those changes will not only enable clinicians to navigate normal pregnancy but also to identify critical pathological values that assist in further management.

Author

Shairko Missouri; Trevor Miller; Taylor Mueller

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN