Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Care

Prepare for class and clinical! Master the theory and practice of maternal and newborn nursing care with a clear, concise bulleted presentation that delivers all of the critical information you need. Inside you’ll find coverage of low-risk antenatal, intrapartal, postpartum, and neonatal care as well as chapters on high risk, complications, and how to care for cesarean births.

A biopsychosocial approach encompasses physiology, psychological adaptation, and social and cultural influences on childbearing, and emphasizes nursing implications and care of patients and families. Two unfolding case studies, one low-risk, one high-risk, introduced in Unit II, are further developed in subsequent chapters through “Tying It All Together” boxes, which summarize the key elements in each chapter.