Pregnancy & Childbirth, Pediatrics, Women's Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternity, Perinatal, Pediatric & Neonatal 

Ils. ; 28 cm 

Unit 1: Maternity Nursing Overview1. Trends and Issues2. Ethics and Standards of Practice IssuesUnit 2: The Antepartal Period3. Genetics, Conception, Fetal Development, and Reproductive Technology4. Physiological Aspects of Pregnancy5. The Psycho-Social-Cultural Aspects of Pregnancy6. Antepartal Tests7. Complications of Pregnancy Unit 3: The Intrapartal Period8. Labor and Birth9. Fetal Heart Rate Assessment10. Complications of Labor and Birth11. Intrapartum and Postpartum Care of the Cesarean Birth FamiliesUnit 4: The Postpartal Period12. Postpartum Physiological Assessments and Nursing Care13. Transition to Parenthood14. Postpartum Complications and Nursing Care Unit 5: The Neonatal Period15. Nursing care of the Neonate and Family16. Newborn Nutrition17. Complications of the Neonate and Nursing Care Unit 6: Women’s Health18. Well Women’s Health19. Alterations in Women’s HealthAppendix A Laboratory ValuesAppendix B Preeclampsia Early Recognition Tool (PERT)Appendix C Cervical Dilation ChartAppendix D Temperature and Weight Conversion Charts GlossaryPhoto and Illustration CreditsIndex