Dickason, Elizabeth J.

Maternal-infant nursing care / Elizabeth Jean Dickason, Bonnie Lang Silverman, Martha Olsen Schult. - 2nd edition. - St. Louis, MO : Mosby, c1994. - xxxi, 875 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Contents
Unit One. Maternal - Infant Nursing
1. Contemporary Maternal - Infant Nursing Care
2. The Family in a Multicultural Society
3. Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
4. Women's Health Care
6. Fertility Care
7. Conception and Fetal Growth

Unit Two. Pregnancy
8. Adaptation of Pregnancy
9. The Pregnancy Process
10. Nutritional Guidelines during Pregnancy
11. Assessment of Fetal Health
12. Childbirth Preparation

Unit Three. Labor and Birth
13. The Labor Process and Nursing Care
14. Intrapartal Fetal Assessment
15. The Birth Process and Nursing Care
16. Perinatal Guidelines for Drugs and Anesthesia
17. The Recovery Process and Nursing Care

Unit Four. Newborn Care
18. Newborn physical Assessment
19. Early Care of the Normal Newborn
20. Home Care of the Young Infant

Unit Five. Pregnancy at Risk
21. Reproductive System Alterations
22. Cardiorespiratory Dysfunction
23. Hematologic, Immunologic and Neurologic Problems
24. Metabolic and Renal Alterations
25. Infectious Diseases
26. Psychosocial Risk

Newborn at Risk
27. Birth Defects
28. Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn
29. Perinatal Grief
30. Legal and Ethical Issues in Maternal-Infant Nursing

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

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