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Eighth Edition
By
Deitra Lowdermilk, RNC, PhD, FAAN, Clinical Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, Nursing Education and Curriculum Consultant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Shannon Perry, RN, CNS, PhD, FAAN, Professor Emerita, School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
Mary Catherine Cashion, RN, BC, MSN, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
Description
A streamlined approach covers the fundamentals of maternity nursing! Maternity Nursing, 8th Edition focuses on the
care of women during the childbearing years. Designed to meet the needs of today?s students, the book offers a clear, readable style
and a concise, focused presentation. It integrates an understanding of family, culture, and health promotion into the continuum of care,
and coverage of community-based care emphasizes nursing care in many different settings. Not only does Maternity Nursing
focus on childbearing issues and concerns, including care of the newborn, but it also addresses wellness promotion and the management
of common women?s health problems. The Evolve companion website includes useful study tools, including medical animations, video clips,
a care plan builder, and NCLEX? exam-style review questions.
Contents
1. 21st Century Maternity Nursing: Culturally Competent, Family and Community Focused
Unit One: Reproductive Years
2. Assessment and Health Promotion
3. Common Concerns
4. Contraception, Abortion, and Infertility
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
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
Unit Four: Postpartum Period
13. Maternal Physiologic Changes
14. Nursing Care of the Family during the Fourth Trimester
15. Transition to Parenthood
Unit Five: The Newborn
16. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations
17. Assessment and Care of the Newborn and Family
18. Newborn Nutrition
and Feeding
Unit Six: Complications of Childbearing
19. Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy
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
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Hardbound, 0 pages, publication date: MAR-2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-06661-7
ISBN-10: 0-323-06661-5
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Nov 2009
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