Maternity Nursing

Gloria Leifer, MA, RN, CNE, is a professor of obstetric and pediatric nursing at Riverside City College in Riverside, California. Gloria has been the lead author on this title for all eight editions.

• Unit One: Social and Family Dynamics1. Contemporary Maternity Care, Family, and Cultural Considerations2. Reproductive Anatomy and PhysiologyUnit Two: Development of the Fetus3. Fetal DevelopmentUnit Three: Pregnancy4. Physiologic and Psychologic Changes During Pregnancy5. Health Care and Fetal Assessment During PregnancyUnit Four: Labor and Birth6. Process of Normal Labor7. Nursing Care During Labor8 . Management of Pain During LaborUnit Five: The Newborn9. Physiologic Adaptation of the Newborn and Nursing Assessment10. Nursing Care of the Newborn 11. Newborn FeedingUnit Six: Postpartum Assessment12. Postpartum Assessment and Nursing CareUnit Seven: Complications of Childbearing13. Health Problems Complicating Pregnancy14. Complications of Labor and Birth15. The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Associated with Gestational Age and Development16. The Newborn at Risk: Acquired and Congenital Conditions17. Postpartum Complications Unit Eight: Community-Based Care18. The Pregnant Adolescent and Nursing Care in the CommunityUnit Nine: Other Reproductive Issues19. Family Planning and Infertility20. Women's Health Issues21. Complementary and Alternative TherapiesAppendix A: The Joint Commission's Lists of Dangerous Abbreviations, Acronyms, and SymbolsAppendix B: Commonly Used Abbreviations in Maternal and Pediatric NursingAppendix C: Common Spanish Phrases for Maternity and Pediatric NursingAppendix D: Multilingual Glossary of SymptomsAppendix E: Conversion TablesAppendix F: Selected Maternal and Newborn Laboratory ValuesAppendix G: Transfer of Selected Drugs and Other Chemicals into Breast MilkAppendix H: Answers to Review Questions for the NCLEX® ExaminationBibliography and Reader ReferencesIllustration CreditsGlossaryIndexStudy Guide