Essentials of Maternal- Newborn Nursing Hardback book by Patricia A. Ladewig, Marcia L. London and Sally B. Olds Over 690 pages Copyright © 1986 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. Brief Contents includes: " Preface UNIT I Basic Concepts in Maternal-Newborn Nursing 1 Contemporary Maternal Newborn Care 2 Reproductive and Sexual Anatomy and Physiology 3 Families with Special Reproductive Problems UNIT II Pregnancy 4 Conception and Fetal Development 5 Physical and Psychologic Responses to Pregnancy 6 Antepartal Nursing Assessment 7 The Expectant Family: Needs and Care 8 Maternal Nutrition 9 Preparation for Childbirth 10 Complication of Pregnancy 11 Diagnostic Assessment of Fetal Status UNIT III Labor and Delivery 12 Processes and Stages of labor 13 Intrapartal Nursing Assessment 14 The Family in Childbirth: Needs and Care 15 Birthing Options 16 Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia 17 Complications of Labor and Delivery 18 Elective Obstetric Procedures UNIT IV The Newborn 19 Physiologic Responses of the Newborn to Birth 20 Nursing Assessment of the Newborn 21 The Normal Newborn: Needs and Care 22 Complications of the Neonate UNIT V The Puerperium 23 Postpartal Adaptation and Assessment 24 The Postpartal Family: Needs and Care 25 Complications of the Puerperium 26 Families in Crisis and the Role of the Nurse Appendices Glossary Index " This book is in pretty good condition with moderate edgewear to the cover. No torn or ripped pages. The edges of the pages look dirty from the side view. There are many pages with highlighting and markings. |