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| Preface | p. xxix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xxxiii |
| Reviewers | p. xxxv |
| About the Authors | p. xxxvii |
| A Guide to Maternal-Newborn and Child Nursing | p. xxxix |
| Special Features | p. xliii |
| Introductory Concepts | p. 1 |
| Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Nursing | p. 3 |
| The Reproductive Years and Beyond | p. 19 |
| Reproductive Anatomy and ... MORE | p. 21 |
| Women's Health Care | p. 43 |
| Special Reproductive Issues for Families | p. 81 |
| Pregnancy and Family | p. 107 |
| Conception and Fetal Development | p. 109 |
| Preparation for Parenthood | p. 131 |
| Physical and Psychologic Changes of Pregnancy | p. 142 |
| Antepartal Nursing Assessment | p. 159 |
| The Expectant Family: Needs and Care | p. 181 |
| Adolescent Pregnancy | p. 206 |
| Maternal Nutrition | p. 218 |
| Pregnancy at Risk: Pregestational Problems | p. 234 |
| Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Onset | p. 259 |
| Assessment of Fetal Status | p. 292 |
| Birth and the Family | p. 307 |
| Processes and Stages of Labor and Birth | p. 309 |
| Intrapartal Nursing Assessment | p. 331 |
| The Family in Childbirth: Needs and Care | p. 354 |
| Pain Relief Therapies During Birth | p. 381 |
| Childbirth at Risk | p. 393 |
| Birth-Related procedures | p. 425 |
| The Postpartal Childbearing Family and Newborn | p. 443 |
| Postpartal Adaptation and Nursing Assessment | p. 445 |
| The Postpartum Family: Needs and Care | p. 463 |
| The Postpartal Family at Risk | p. 482 |
| The Physiologic Responses of the Newborn to Birth | p. 506 |
| Nursing Assessment of the Newborn | p. 526 |
| Normal Newborn: Needs and Care | p. 566 |
| Newborn Nutrition | p. 586 |
| The Newborn at Risk: Conditions Present at Birth | p. 605 |
| The Newborn at Risk: Birth-Related Stressors | p. 641 |
| Home Care of the Postpartum Family | p. 682 |
| Care and Needs of Children | p. 703 |
| Infant, Child, and Adolescent Nutrition | p. 705 |
| Growth and Development | p. 727 |
| Pediatric Assessment | p. 764 |
| Nursing Considerations for the Hospitalized Child | p. 815 |
| Nursing Considerations for the Child in the Community | p. 838 |
| Social and Environmental Influences on the Child | p. 861 |
| The Child with a Life-Threatening Illness or Injury | p. 894 |
| Pain Assessment and Management in Children | p. 913 |
| Caring for Children with Alterations in Health Status | p. 993 |
| The Child with Alterations in Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance | p. 935 |
| The Child with Alterations in Immune Function | p. 969 |
| The Child with Infectious and Communicable Diseases | p. 992 |
| The Child with Alterations in Respiratory Function | p. 1022 |
| The Child with Alterations in Cardiovascular Function | p. 1065 |
| The Child with Alterations in Hematologic Function | p. 1101 |
| The Child with Alterations in Cellular Growth | p. 1121 |
| The Child with Alterations in Gastrointestinal Function | p. 1159 |
| The Child with Alterations in Genitourinary Function | p. 1209 |
| The Child with Alterations in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Function | p. 1242 |
| The Child with Alterations in Neurologic Function | p. 1272 |
| The Child with Alterations in Musculoskeletal Function | p. 1317 |
| The Child with Alterations in Endocrine Function | p. 1349 |
| The Child with Alterations in Skin Integrity | p. 1383 |
| The Child with Alterations in Mental Health Function | p. 1418 |
| Selected Maternal-Newborn Laboratory Values | p. 1446 |
| Selected Normal Pediatric Laboratory Values | p. 1447 |
| Physical Growth Charts | p. 1453 |
| Conversions and Equivalents | p. 1463 |
| Actions and Effects of Selected Drugs during Breastfeeding | p. 1464 |
| Common Abbreviations in Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing | p. 1466 |
| Common Abbreviations in Nursing Care of Children | p. 1468 |
| Family Assessment | p. 1470 |
| Guidelines for Working with Deaf Clients and Interpreters | p. 1471 |
| Recommended Dietary Allowances for Childhood and Adolescence | p. 1472 |
| Recommended Dietary Allowances for Females, Pregnancy, and Lactation | p. 1474 |
| Standards for Maternal-Newborn and Child Health Nursing | p. 1475 |
| West Nomogram-Body Surface Area | p. 1476 |
| Credit List | p. 1479 |
| Index | p. 1481 |
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