Contemporary Maternity Nursing
Published on 1. February 1997
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-0-8151-9373-9 (ISBN)
Description
This work provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of maternity nursing relevant to the practical/vocational nurse. It discusses current trends, such as cultural considerations, substance abuse, age considerations, birth setting options and genetic counselling. This contemporary focus addresses the nurse's role as it relates to today's practice - shorter hospital stays, prenatal care provided in community settings and postpartum home care.
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Language
English
Place of publication
St Louis
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Nurses.
Illustrations
293 illus
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
1013 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8151-9373-9 (9780815193739)
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Content
INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY NURSING * Overview of Maternity Nursing * Issues and Trends in Maternity Nursing * Human Sexuality and Reproduction * Health Maintenance of the Reproductive Couple * Family Planning and the Reproductive Couple * THE ANTEPARTAL PERIOD * Conception and Fetal Development * The Pregnant Woman * Preparation for Labor and Delivery * THE INTRAPARTAL PERIOD * Normal Labor * Nursing Care During Labor and Delivery * Pain Control * THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD * Maternal Physical and Psychosocial Changes in the Postpartum Period * Nursing Care of the Mother * The Normal Newborn * Nursing Care of the Normal Newborn * Discharge Planning and Community Follow-up * COMPLICATIONS * Complications and Risk Factors During the Antepartal Period * Complications and Risk Factors During the Intrapartal Period * Complications and Risk Factors During the Postpartal period * The High-Risk Newborn