Maternity nursing study guide
By: [edited by] Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Shannon E. Perry ; prepared by Bella Smith.
Contributors: Lowdermilk, Deitra Leonard.; Perry, Shannon E.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Mosby Elsevier
Published: 2006
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
Subjects: Maternity nursing -- Study and teaching.; Pediatric nursing -- Study and teaching.
Other titles: Study guide; SG Maternity nursing; Study guide for maternity nursing
Notes: Includes answer key.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to maternity nursing. Contemporary maternity nursing; The family and culture; Community and home care.; title: Reproductive years. Assessment and health promotion; Common reproductive concerns; Contraception, abortion, and infertitlity.; title: Pregnancy. Genetics, conception, and fetal development; Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy; Nursing care during pregnancy; Maternal and fetal nutrition.; title: Childbirth. Labor and birth processes; Management of discomfort; Fetal assessment during labor; Nursing care during labor and birth.; title: Postpartum period. Maternal physiologic changes; Nursing care during the fourth trimester; Transition to parenthood.; title: The newborn. Physiologic and behavioral adaptations; Assessment and care of the newborn; Newborn nutrition and feeding.; title: Complications of childbearing. Assessment for risk factors; Pregnancy at risk: preexisting conditions; Pregnancy at risk: gestational condtiions; Labor and birth at risk; Postpartum complications; The newborn at risk: problems related to gestational age; The newborn at risk: acquired and congenital problems; Perinatal loss and grief.