Contemporary maternal-newborn nursing. /
Patricia A. Wieland Ladewig, Marcia L. London, Michele R. Davidson
- 6th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006.
- xxv, 974 p.: ill.; 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in)
Includes appendix and index.
1 CD-ROM (inside back cover)
Contents: 1. Introductory concepts: Contemporary maternal-newborn care -- Culture and the childbearing family -- Reproductive anatomy and physiology -- Conception and fetal development -- 2. Women's health: The Reproductive years: Health promotion for women -- Common gynecologic problems -- Families with special reproductive concerns -- Preparation for parenthood -- 3. Pregnancy and the family: Physical and psychologic changes of pregnancy-- Antepartal nursing assessment-- The Expectant family: needs and care -- Adolescent pregnancy -- Maternal nutrition -- Pregnancy at risk: pregestational problems -- Pregnancy at risk: Gestational onset -- Assessment of fetal well-being -- 4. Birth and the family: Processes and stages of labor and birth -- Intrapartal nursing assessment -- The family in childbirth: needs and care -- Pain management during birth -- Childbirth at risk -- Birth-related procedures -- 5. The Newborn: The Physiologic responses of the newborn to birth -- Nursing assessment of the newborn -- Normal newborn: needs and care -- Newborn nutrition -- The newborn at risk: conditions present at birth -- The newborn at risk: birth-related stressors -- 6. Postpartum: Postpartal adaptation and nursing assessment -- The postpartal family: needs and care -- Home care of the postpartal family -- The postpartal family at risk --