Maternity nursing : an introductory text

Contemporary maternity care, family, and cultural considerations -- Reproductive anatomy and physiology -- Fetal development -- Physiologic and psychological changes during pregnancy -- Health care and fetal assessment during pregnancy -- Process of normal labor -- Nursing care during labor -- Management of pain during labor -- Physiologic adaptation of the newborn and nursing assessment -- Nursing care of the newborn -- Newborn feeding -- Postpartum assessment and nursing care -- Health problems complicating pregnancy -- Complications of labor and birth -- The newborn at risk : conditions associated with gestational age and development -- The newborn at risk : acquired and congenital conditions -- Postpartum complications -- The pregnant adolescent and maternity nursing in the community -- Family planning and infertility -- Women's health issues -- Complementary and alternative therapies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From prenatal through postpartum care, Gloria Leifer's ""Maternity Nursing: An Introductory Text"" provides an essential foundation for promoting the health and wellness of mothers and newborns. This edition includes the latest advances and practice standards in maternity nursing care, highlighting Healthy People 2020 and the 2011 Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this text addresses the knowledge, skills, and scope of practice appropriate for LPN/LVN and LPN/LVN-to-ADN ladder programs.