Description
The underlying theme of Maternity & Womens Health Care, 9e is how to take care of a woman of childbearing age in todays society. The book is designed to meet the needs of todays students through a clear, readable writing style and a more focused content presentation. The text carefully integrates the importance of understanding family, culture, and health promotion into the continuum of care. Maternity & Womens Health Care has the most comprehensive coverage of maternal, newborn, and womens health nursing care of any maternity and womens health text on the market.
Product Details
Reference
33755
EAN13
9780323043670
ISBN
9780323043670
Data sheet
Publication date
2007
Issue number
9
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
1216
Dimensions (mm)
216 x 276
Weight (g)
2400
UNIT 1: Introduction to Maternity & Womens Health Nursing 1. Contemporary Maternity Nursing and Womens Health Care 2. Community Care: The Family and Culture 3. Genetics 4. Alternative & Complementary TherapiesUNIT 2: Womens Health 5. Assessment & Health Promotion 6. Violence Against Women 7. Reproductive System Concerns 8. Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections 9. Contraception and Abortion 10. Infertility 11. Problems of the Breast 12. Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the Reproductive SystemUNIT 3: Pregnancy 13. Conception and Fetal Development 14. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy 15. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition 16. Nursing Care During Pregnancy 17. Childbirth and Perinatal EducationUNIT 4: Childbirth 18. Labor and Birth Processes 19. Management of Discomfort 20. Fetal Assessment During Labor 21. Nursing Care During LaborUNIT 5: Postpartum 22. Postpartum Physiology 23. Nursing Care of the Postpartum Woman 24. Transition to ParenthoodUNIT 6: The Newborn 25. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn 26. Nursing Care of the Newborn 27. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding 28. Care of the Newborn at HomeUNIT 7: Complications of Pregnancy 29. Assessment for Risk Factors 30. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy 31. Antepartal Hemorrhagic Disorders 32. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 33. Medical-Surgical Problems in Pregnancy 34. Obstetric Critical Care 35. Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse 36. Labor and Birth Complications 37. Postpartum ComplicationsUNIT 8: Newborn Complications 38. Acquired Problems of the Newborn 39. Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies 40. Nursing Care of the High Risk Newborn 41. Grieving the Loss of a Newborn