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Introduction to Maternal and Neonatal Nursing p. 1
Contemporary Maternal and Neonatal Care p. 3
Conceptual Foundations of Maternal and Neonatal Nursing p. 19
Challenges in Maternal and Neonatal Nursing p. 35
Dynamics of Human Reproduction p. 49
Normal Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology p. 51
Human Sexuality p. 81
Women's Health Across the Life Span p. 95
Fertility Management p. 129
Adaptation in the Prenatal Period p. 161
Individual and Family Adaptation to Pregnancy p. 163
Adolescent Childbearing and Parenting p. 197
Childbearing and Parenting After Age 35 p. 217
Physiologic Adaptations in Pregnancy p. 231
The Genetic Code and Fetal Development p. 251
Nursing Assessment of the Pregnant Woman p. 275
Assessment of Fetal Well-Being p. 303
Nursing Care of the Expectant Family p. 317
Complications of Pregnancy p. 341
Nutrition During Pregnancy p. 389
Adaptation in the Intrapartum Period p. 415
Comprehensive Education for Childbirth p. 417
The Process of Labor and Birth: Maternal and Fetal Adaptations p. 435
Nursing Care in Normal Labor: First Stage p. 467
Nursing Care in Normal Birth: Second Stage of Labor Through Recovery p. 511
Monitoring the At-Risk Fetus p. 547
Modifying Labor Patterns and Mode of Delivery p. 569
Managing Pain During the Intrapartum and Postpartum Periods p. 599
Nursing Care of the At-Risk Family in the Perinatal Period p. 637
Intrapartum Complications p. 661
Perinatal High-Risk Challenges p. 727
Adaptation in the Postpartum Period p. 781
Nursing Care of the Family in the Postpartum Period p. 783
Postpartum Complications p. 837
Assessment of the Neonate p. 877
Nursing Care of the Low-Risk Neonate p. 923
Assessment of the At-Risk Neonate p. 961
Nursing Care of the High-Risk Neonate p. 987
Congenital Anomalies in the Neonate p. 1057
Maternal and Infant Nutrition p. 1071
Individual and Family Adaptation in the Year After Childbirth p. 1083
Appendix A The Maternal Patient's Bill of Rights p. 1109
Appendix B Normal Values and Reference Tables p. 1110
Appendix C Laboratory Data and Procedures to Assess the Prenatal Patient p. 1116
Appendix D Conversion Tables p. 1120
Appendix E Known Teratogens That Cause Human Malformations p. 1122
Appendix F Medications in Breast Milk p. 1123
Appendix G Nursing Diagnosis, North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, April 1992 to June 1993 p. 1127
Glossary p. 1129
Spanish Phrases Helpful in Maternal and Neonatal Nursing p. 1144
Index p. 1147