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Maternity & women's health care / [edited by] Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Shannon E. Perry, Kitty Cashion, Kathryn Rhodes Alden, Ellen F. Olshansky.

Lowdermilk, Deitra Leonard, (editor.). Perry, Shannon E., (author.). Cashion, Kitty, (author.). Alden, Kathryn Rhodes, (author.). Olshansky, Ellen Frances, 1949- (author.).

Summary:

"This comprehensive maternity book is now even better! Maternity and Women's Health Care, 13th Edition provides evidence-based coverage of everything you need to know about caring for women of childbearing age. In addition to emphasizing childbearing concerns like newborn care, it also addresses wellness promotion and management of women's health problems. In describing the continuum of care, it integrates the importance of understanding family, culture, and community-based care. New guidelines are incorporated with updated content throughout, focusing on prioritization of care and interprofessional care." -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780323810180
ISBN: 0323810187
Physical Description: xxvii, 878 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm
Edition: 13th edition.
Publisher: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:	Preceded by Maternity and women's health care / [edited by] Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Shannon E. Perry, Kitty Cashion, Kathryn Rhodes Alden, Ellen F. Olshansky. 12th edition. [2020].
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	21st Century Maternity and Women's Health Nursing -- Community Care: The Family and Culture -- Nursing and Genomics -- Assessment and Health Promotion -- Violence Against Women -- Reproductive System Concerns -- Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections -- Contraception and Abortion -- Infertility -- Problems of the Breast -- Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the Reproductive System -- Conception and Fetal Development -- Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy -- Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy -- Maternal Nutrition -- Labor and Birth Processes -- Maximizing Comfort For The Laboring Person -- Fetal Assessment During Labor -- Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth -- Postpartum Anatomic and Physiologic Changes -- Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period -- Transition to Parenthood -- Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn -- Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family -- Newborn Nutrition and Feeding -- Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy -- Hypertensive Disorders -- Hemorrhagic Disorders -- Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders -- Medical-Surgical Disorders -- Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse -- Labor and Birth at Risk -- Postpartum Complications -- Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn -- Acquired Problems of the Newborn -- Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies -- Perinatal Loss, Bereavement, and Grief.