Nurse-midwifery handbook
Subtitle: a practical guide to prenatal and postpartum care
By: Linda Wheeler.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 443
Subjects: Midwifery -- handbooks; Nurse Midwives -- handbooks; Postpartum Period -- handbooks; Postnatal Care -- handbooks; Prenatal Care -- handbooks
Genres: handbooks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-381) and index.

Author affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Preconception counseling. ch. 1. Health and health-related information ; ch. 2. Health education; title: pt. 2. The initial prenatal visit. ch. 3. The initial prenatal visit history ; ch. 4. The physical examination ; ch. 5. Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures ; ch. 6. Health education at the initial prenatal visit; title: pt. 3. The prenatal revisit. ch. 7. Routine assessments ; ch. 8. Common complications of pregnancy ; ch. 9. Health education at the prenatal revisit; title: pt. 4. The postpartum period. ch. 10. Transition to parenthood ; ch. 11. Postpartum complications ; ch. 12. Breastfeeding ; ch. 13. Contraception ; ch. 14. The postpartum visit ; ch. 15. Health issues for women.