300 ^axxi, 874 p. :^bill. (chiefly col.) ;^c29 cm.
504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references
505 ^a^tIntroduction to maternity nursing 1. 21st Century Maternity Nursing: Culturally Competent, Community Focused-- ^tUNIT ONE: REPRODUCTIVE YEARS 2. Assessment and Health Promotion 3. Common Concerns 4. Contraception, Abortion, and Infertility--^t UNIT TWO: PREGNANCY 5. Genetics, Conception, and Fetal Development 6. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy 7. Nursing Care of the Family during Pregnancy 8. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition-- ^t UNIT THREE: CHILDBIRTH 9. Labor and Birth Processes 10. Management of Discomfort 11. Fetal Assessment during Labor 12. Nursing Care of the Family during Labor and Birth--^t UNIT FOUR: POSTPARTUM PERIOD 13. Maternal Physiologic Changes 14. Nursing Care of the Family during the Fourth Trimester 15. Transition to Parenthood-- ^t UNIT FIVE: THE NEWBORN 16. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations 17. Assessment and Care of the Newborn and Family 18. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding-- ^t UNIT SIX: COMPLICATIONS OF CHILDBEARING 19. Assessment for Risk Factors 20. Pregnancy at Risk: Preexisting Conditions 21. Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Conditions 22. Labor and Birth at Risk 23. Postpartum Complications 24. The Newborn at Risk