Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health

Susan Ricci

• UNIT ONE  INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY, NEWBORN, AND WOMEN'S NURSING 
  • Chapter 1   Perspectives on Maternal, Newborn, and Women's Health Care 
  • Chapter 2   Family-Centered Community-Based Care 
• UNIT TWO  WOMEN'S HEALTH THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN 
  • Chapter 3   Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive Systems 
  • Chapter 4   Common Reproductive Issues 
  • Chapter 5   Sexually Transmitted Infections 
  • Chapter 6   Disorders of the Breasts 
  • Chapter 7   Benign Disorders of the Female Reproductive Tract 
  • Chapter 8   Cancers of the Female Reproductive Tract 
  • Chapter 9   Violence and Abuse 
• UNIT THREE  PREGNANCY 
  • Chapter 10  Fetal Development and Genetics 
  • Chapter 11  Maternal Adaptation During Pregnancy 
  • Chapter 12  Nursing Management During Pregnancy 
• UNIT FOUR   LABOR AND BIRTH 
  • Chapter 13  Labor and Birth Process 
  • Chapter 14  Nursing Management During Labor and Birth 
• UNIT FIVE  POSTPARTUM PERIOD 
  • Chapter 15  Postpartum Adaptations 
  • Chapter 16  Nursing Management During the Postpartum Period  
• UNIT SIX  THE NEWBORN 
  • Chapter 17  Newborn Transitioning 
  • Chapter 18  Nursing Management of the Newborn 
• UNIT SEVEN  CHILDBEARING AT RISK 
  • Chapter 19  Nursing Management of Pregnancy at Risk: Pregnancy-Related Complications 
  •                  Nursing Management 
  • Chapter 20  Nursing Management of the Pregnancy at Risk: Selected Health Conditions and Vulnerable Populations 
  • Chapter 21  Nursing Management of Labor and Birth at Risk 
  • Chapter 22  Nursing Management of the Postpartum Woman at Risk 
• UNIT EIGHT  THE NEWBORN AT RISK 
  • Chapter 23  Nursing Care of the Newborn with Special Needs 
  • Chapter 24  Nursing Management of the Newborn at Risk: Acquired and Congenital Newborn Conditions 

• Appendix A Standard Laboratory Values 
• Appendix B Clinical Paths 
• Appendix C Cervical Dilation Chart 

• UPDATED! Cultural considerations throughout the text reflect nurses’ evolving role in global healthcare and help students meet clients’ increasingly diverse needs.  
• UPDATED! Evidence-based research findings familiarize students with the most current practices and interventions.
• NEW! Healthy People 2030 boxes highlight relevant implications of this U.S. government healthcare initiative on the care of women, mothers, and newborns.
• Case Studies present concepts in a real-world clinical context to strengthen students’ caregiving capabilities, and accompanying questions boost critical thinking and clinical evaluation skills. 
• Nursing Procedures guide students step by step through commonly performed clinical tasks. 
• Words of Wisdom give students practical, timely insight from experienced professionals on the nursing care of women and newborns. 
• Teaching Guidelines instill confidence to educate clients about various issues in women’s healthcare.
• Drug Guides provide fast access to actions, indications, and significant nursing implications for commonly used medications.
• Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Test tables improve students’ diagnostic knowledge for a broad range of disorders.
• Nursing Care Plans demonstrate each step of the nursing process and outline a guide for delivering care. 
• Comparison Charts clarify easily confused concepts. 
• Concepts in Action animations, available on thePoint, bring physiologic and pathophysiologic concepts to life to reinforce students’ understanding.
• Consider This! features engage students in commonly encountered real-life scenarios to enhance their critical thinking and clinical reasoning. 
• Take Note! features alert students to potentially critical implications in chapter content, such as life-threatening scenarios.
• Learning Objectives help students prioritize information as they learn.
• Key Terms clarify important terminology that may be new to students.  
• Key Concepts reinforce essential points from each chapter at a glance.
• Tables, boxes, and illustrations summarize and reinforce for fast reference.
• References and websites point students to resources for deeper review and remediation. 
• Chapter worksheets test students’ understanding of chapter content and highlight areas for further review.

Doody's 4 Star! Review
"this textbook has features that are often not found in other textbooks. Those elements include the inclusion of sections on barriers to health care; healthcare cost containment; use of complementary and alternative medicine; and legal and ethical issues in maternal, newborn, and women's health care. The student nurse is again provided with tools to advance patient education and offer counseling that is supportive of patient rights and autonomy. This textbook provides a relevant and clinically-sound framework to educate student nurses on women's health, maternity, and neonatal care." - Rebeca Barroso, DNP, MSN for Doody's Book Review Service