OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC NURSING
Part I Foundations for Nursing Care of Childbearing Families 1 Maternity and Women’s Health Care Today, 1 2 The Nurse’s Role in Maternity and Women’s Health Care, 6 3 Ethical, Social, and Legal Issues, 11 4 Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology, 15 5 Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Childbearing, 23 Part II The Family Before Birth 6 Conception and Prenatal Development, 29 7 Physiologic Adaptations to Pregnancy, 37 8 Psychosocial Adaptations to Pregnancy, 48 9 Nutrition for Childbearing, 54 10 Antepartum Fetal Assessment, 65 11 Perinatal Education, 73 Part III The Family During Birth 12 Processes of Birth, 78 13 Nursing Care During Labor and Birth, 87 14 Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance, 96 15 Pain Management During Childbirth, 104 16 Nursing Care During Obstetric Procedures, 111 Part IV The Family Following Birth 17 Postpartum Physiologic Adaptations, 121 18 Postpartum Psychosocial Adaptations, 130 19 Normal Newborn: Processes of Adaptation, 134 20 Assessment of the Normal Newborn, 141 21 Care of the Normal Newborn, 148 22 Infant Feeding, 154 23 Home Care of the Infant, 161 Part V Families at Risk During the Childbearing Period 24 The Childbearing Family with Special Needs, 166 25 Complications of Pregnancy, 173 26 Concurrent Disorders During Pregnancy, 182 27 Intrapartum Complications, 191 28 Postpartum Maternal Complications, 200 29 High-Risk Newborn: Complications Associated with Gestational Age and Development, 206 30 High-Risk Newborn: Acquired and Congenital Conditions, 212 Part VI Women’s Health Care 31 Family Planning, 220 32 Infertility, 227 33 Preventive Care for Women, 232 34 Women’s Health Problems, 235 Answers to Selected Questions, 243