Maternity & women's health care /

Lowdermilk, Deitra Leonard.

Maternity & women's health care / Maternity and women's health care Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Shannon E. Perry. - 8th edition - St. Louis : Mosby, c2004. - xxiv, 1219 p.: ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 U

NIT 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

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Maternity nursing.
Gynecologic nursing.
Women's health services.
Obstetrical Nursing--methods.
Pregnancy--Nurses' Instruction.
Gynecology--Nurses' Instruction.
Neonatal Nursing--methods.
Pregnancy Complications--Nurses' Instruction.
Women's Health--Nurses' Instruction.

WY 157.3 M425 2004