Maternal & Child Nursing Care
Second Edition
Marcia London, Patricia Ladewig, Jane Ball, Ruth Bindler
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Chapter 1: Maternal Newborn and Child Health Nursing
Chapter 2: Culture and the Family
Chapter 3: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 4: Health Promotion for Women
Chapter 5: Common Gynecologic Problems
Chapter 6: Special Reproductive Issues for Families
Chapter 7: Conception and Fetal Development
Chapter 8: Preparation for Parenthood
Chapter 9: Physical and Psychological Changes of Pregnancy
Chapter 10: Antepartal Nursing Assessment
Chapter 11: The Expectant Family: Needs and Care
Chapter 12: Maternal Nutrition
Chapter 13: Adolescent Pregnancy
Chapter 14: Pregnancy at Risk: Pregestational Problems
Chapter 15: Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Onset
Chapter 16: Assessment of Fetal Well-Being
Chapter 17: Processes and Stages of Labor and Birth
Chapter 18: Intrapartal Nursing Assessment
Chapter 19: The Family in Childbirth: Needs and Care
Chapter 20: Pharmacologic Pain Relief
Chapter 21: Childbirth at Risk
Chapter 22: Birth-Related Procedures
Chapter 23: Postpartal Adaptation and Nursing Assessment
Chapter 24: The Postpartum Family: Needs and Care
Chapter 25: The Postpartal Family at Risk
Chapter 26: The Physiological Responses of the Newborn to Birth
Chapter 27: Nursing Assessment of the Newborn
Chapter 28: Normal Newborn: Needs and Care
Chapter 29: Newborn Nutrition
Chapter 30: The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Present at Birth
Chapter 31: The Newborn at Risk: Birth-Related Stressors
Chapter 32: Home Care of the Postpartum Family
Chapter 33: Growth and Development
Chapter 34: Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition
Chapter 35: Pediatric Assessment
Chapter 36: Societal and Environmental Influences on the Child
Chapter 37: Health Promotion and Health Maintenance in Infancy and Early Childhood
Chapter 38: Health Promotion and Health Maintenance for the Older Child and Adolescent
Chapter 39: Nursing Considerations for the Child and Family in the Community
Chapter 40: Nursing Considerations for the Hospitalized Child
Chapter 41: The Child with a Life-Threatening Condition and End-of-Life Care
Chapter 42: Pain Assessment and Management in Children
Chapter 43: The Child with Alterations in Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance
Chapter 44: The Child with Alterations in Immune Function
Chapter 45: The Child with Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Chapter 46: The Child with Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function
Chapter 47: The Child with Alterations in Respiratory Function
Chapter 48: The Child with Alterations in Cardiovascular Function
Chapter 49: The Child with Alterations in Hematologic Function
Chapter 50: The Child with Alterations in Cellular Growth
Chapter 51: The Child with Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function
Chapter 52: The Child with Alterations in Genitourinary Function
Chapter 53: The Child with Alterations in Neurologic Function
Chapter 54: The Child with Alterations in Cognitive and Mental Health Function
Chapter 55: The Child with Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function
Chapter 56: The Child with Alterations in Endocrine Function
Chapter 57: The Child with Alterations in Skin Integrity