Full Description
The underlying theme of "Maternity and Womens Health Care, 8e" is how to take care of a woman of childbearing age in todays society. The book is designed to meet the needs of today's students through a clear, readable writing style and a more focused content presentation. Content carefully integrates the importance of understanding family, culture, and health promotion into the continuum of care. "Maternity and Womens Health Care" has the most comprehensive coverage of maternal, newborn, and womens health nursing care than any other text on the market.
Contents
UNIT 1 Introduction to Maternity & Women's Health Care 1. Contemporary Issues in Maternity & Women's Health Care 2. Community Care: The Family and Culture 3. Genetics 4. Alternative & Complementary Therapies UNIT 2 Women's 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 System UNIT 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 Education UNIT 4 Childbirth 18. Labor and Birth Processes 19. Management of Discomfort 20. Fetal Assessment During Labor 21. Nursing Care During Labor UNIT 5 Postpartum 22. Postpartum Physiology 23. Nursing Care of the Postpartum Woman 24. Transition to Parenthood UNIT 6 The Newborn 25. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn 26. Nursing Care of the Newborn 27. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding 28. NEW! Care of the Newborn at Home UNIT 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 Complications UNIT 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
