Lowdermilk, Deitra Leonard.

Maternity nursing / Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Shannon E. Perry, Irene M. Bobak. - 5th edition. - St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby, c1999. - xx, 932 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 computer laser optical disc (4 3/4 in.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
Unit One. Introduction to maternity nursing
1. Contemporary maternity nursing
2. Family and culture
3. Community and home care
Unit Two. Reproductive years
4. Health promotion and prevention
5. Health assessment
6. Common health problems
7. Contraception, infertility, and abortion
Unit Three. Pregnancy
8. Conception and fetal development
9. Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy
10. Nursing care during pregnancy
11. Maternal and fetal nutrition
Unit Four. Childbirth
12. Factors and processes of labor and birth
13. Management of discomfort
14. Fetal monitoring
15. Nursing care during labor and birth
Unit Five. Postpartum period
16. Physiologic changes
17. Assessment and care during the fourth trimester
18. Adaptation to parenthood
Unit Six. Newborn
19. Immediate care of the newborn
20. Assessment and care of the newborn
21. Newborn nutrition and feeding
Unit Seven. Complications of childbearing
22. Assessment for risk factors
23. Pregnancy at risk: preexisting conditions
24. Pregnancy at risk: gestational conditions
25. Labor and birth at risk
26. Postpartum complications
27. Newborn at risk: problems related to gestational age
28. Newborn at risk: acquired and congenital conditions.




System requirements for computer laser optical disc: IBM-compatible PC; DOS; hard disk; CD-ROM player.

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Maternity nursing.
Pediatric nursing.
Maternal-Child Nursing.
Obstetrical Nursing.

WY 157.3 M425 1999