Includes bibliographical references and index

CONTENTS

Contemporary maternal-newborn care
Culture and the childbearing family
Reproductive anatomy and physiology
Conception and fetal development
Health promotion for women
Common gynecologic problems
Families with special reproductive concerns
Preparation for parenthood
Physical and psychologic changes of pregnancy
Antepartal nursing assessment
The expectant family: needs and care
Adolescent pregnancy
Maternal nutrition
Pregnancy at risk: pregestational problems
Pregnancy at risk: gestational onset
Assessment of fetal well-being

Processes and stages of labor and birth
Intrapartal nursing assessment
The family in childbirth: needs and care
Pain management during birth
Childbirth at risk
Birth-related procedures
The physiologic responses of the newborn to birth
Nursing assessment of the newborn
Normal newborn: needs and care
Newborn nutrition
The newborn at risk: conditions present at birth
The newborn at risk: birth-related stressors
Postpartal adaptation and nursing assessment
The postpartal family: needs and care
Home care of the postpartal family
The postpartal family at risk

This is an essential book for the shorter courses in maternity nursing, e.g., 4-8 weeks long or as a refresher for professionals. Features in this book include: Women's Health and Reproductive Issues; Conception and Development; Pregnancy--Normal and High Risk; Labor--Normal and High Risk; Birth--Normal and High Risk; Postpartum Care--Normal and High Risk; Newborn Care--Normal and High Risk. Nursing students and professionals

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