Maternity nursing : family, newborn, and women's health care

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Maternity nursing : family, newborn, and women's health care

Sharon J. Reeder, Leonide L. Martin, Deborah Koniak-Griffin

J.B. Lippincott, c1992

17th ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This text is aimed at nursing students taking a maternity nursing course. It offers chapters on the new majority of maternity clients including drug abusers, teenagers and clients suffering from HIV infection and other infectious diseases. Research highlights are included in most chapters and over 50 care plans provide students with examples of the clients they will be dealing with and the care plans they will be writing.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Nursing, family health and reproduction: philosophy of family centered care
  • the nursing process in maternity care
  • vital statistics
  • the family and nursing practice
  • evolving family forms
  • sociocultural influences on reproductive care
  • ethical/legal consideration in reproduction. Part 2 Biophysical aspects of human reproduction: sexual and reproductive anatomy and physiology
  • human sexual response
  • conception and development of the embryo and foetus. Part 3 Assessment and management in sexuality and reproduction: sexual health and management of family planning
  • clinical interruption of pregnancy
  • management of infertility
  • genetic counseling and diagnosis during pregnancy. Part 4 Assessment and management in the antepartum period: biophysical aspects of normal pregnancy
  • psychosocial aspects of pregnancy
  • education for pregnancy and parenthood
  • nutritional care in pregnancy
  • nursing care in the antepartal period. Part 5 Assessment and management in the intrapartum period: assessment of the passageway and passenger
  • phenomenon of labour
  • management of normal labour
  • the nurse's contribution to pain relief during labour
  • analgesia and anaesthesia during childbirth
  • immediate care of the newborn. Part 6 Assessment and management in the postpartum period: biophysical aspects of the postpartum period
  • psychosocial aspects of the postpartum period
  • assessment of the newborn
  • nursing care of the normal newborn
  • sensory enrichment with the newborn
  • nutritional care of the infant. Part 7 Assessment and management of high risk maternal conditions: pregnancy related complication
  • metabolic, cardiac, and hematologic diseases in pregnancy
  • infectious diseases in pregnancy
  • addictive disorders in pregnancy
  • adolescent pregnancy
  • complications of labour
  • operative obstetrics
  • postpartum complications
  • emergencies in maternity nursing. Part 8 Assessment and management of high risk perinatal conditions: foetal diagnosis and treatment
  • intrapartum foetal monitoring and care
  • disorders of gestational age and birth weight
  • the high risk infant - developmental disorders
  • the high risk infant - acquired disorders. Part 9 Assessment and management of women's health promotion: promoting gynaecologic health
  • nursing care in menstrual and bleeding disorders.

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