Main description:

With comprehensive coverage of maternal, newborn, and women's health nursing, Maternity & Women's Health Care, 10th Edition provides evidence-based coverage of everything you need to know about caring for women of childbearing age. It's the #1 maternity book in the market -- and now respected authors Dr. Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Dr, Shannon E. Perry, Kitty Cashion, and Kathryn R. Alden have improved readability and provided a more focused approach! Not only does this text emphasize childbearing issues and concerns, including care of the newborn, it addresses wellness promotion and management of common women's health problems. In describing the continuum of care, it integrates the importance of understanding family, culture, and community-based care. New to this edition is the most current information on care of the late preterm infant and the 2008 updated fetal monitoring standards from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Contents:

Unit One: Introduction to Maternity & Women's Health Care 1. 21st Century Maternity and Women's Health Nursing 2. Community Care: The Family and Culture 3. Clinical Genetics NEW FOCUS! Unit Two: Women's Health 4. Assessment and Health Promotion 5. Violence Against Women 6. Reproductive System Concerns 7. Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections 8. Contraception and Abortion 9. Infertility 10. Problems of the Breast 11. Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the Reproductive System Unit Three: Pregnancy 12. Conception and Fetal Development 13. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy 14. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition 15. Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy Unit Four: Childbirth 16. Labor and Birth Processes 17. Pain Management 18. Fetal Assessment During Labor 19. Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth Unit Five: Postpartum 20. Postpartum Physiology 21. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period 22. Transition to Parenthood Unit Six: The Newborn 23. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn 24. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family 25. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding Unit Seven: Complications of Pregnancy 26. Assessment for Risk Factors in Pregnancy 27. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy 28. Antepartum Hemorrhagic Disorders 29. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders in Pregnancy 30. Medical-Surgical Problems in Pregnancy 31. Obstetric Critical Care 32. Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse in Pregnancy 33. Labor and Birth Complications 34. Postpartum Complications Unit Eight: Newborn Complications 35. Acquired Problems of the Newborn 36. Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies 37. Nursing Care of the High Risk Newborn 38. Perinatal Loss and Grief Glossary