Maternity nursing
Subtitle: an introductory text
By: Gloria Leifer
Edition: Eleventh ed.
Publisher: Elsevier/Saunders
Published: 2012
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781437722093
Subjects: Perinatal Care; Nursing; Methods; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications; Maternity nursing; Maternal-Child Nursing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Contemporary maternity care, family, and cultural considerations; title: Reproductive anatomy and physiology; title: Fetal development; title: Physiologic and psychological changes during pregnancy; title: Health care and fetal assessment during pregnancy; title: Process of normal labor; title: Nursing care during labor; title: Management of pain during labor; title: Physiologic adaptation of the newborn and nursing assessments; title: Nursing care of the newborn; title: Newborn feeding; title: Postpartum assessment and nursing care; title: Health problems complicating pregnancy; title: Complications of labor and birth; title: The newborn at risk : conditions associated with gestational age and development; title: The newborn at risk : acquired and congenital conditions; title: Postpartum complications; title: The pregnant adolescent and maternity nursing in the community; title: Family planning and infertility; title: Women's health issues; title: Complementary and alternative therapies.