Using an outcomes-based, contemporary approach, AWHONN's Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 4th Edition provides essential knowledge for care through every stage of pregnancy and childbirth. It is also the definitive resource in preparing for the AWHONN certification examination. A concise, outline format covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, the intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and the newborn, and ethical and legal issues. Edited by two well-respected authors, Susan Mattson, RNC, CTN, PhD, FAAN, and Judy Smith, PhD, RNP-C, this is the only book that includes AWHONN-endorsed content for the practice of maternal-newborn nursing!
1. Reproductive Anatomy, Physiology, and the Menstrual Cycle
2. Genetics
3. Fetal and Placental Development and Functioning
Section II: Normal Pregnancy
4. Ethnocultural Considerations in the Childbearing Period
5. Physiology of Pregnancy
6. Psychology of Pregnancy
Section III: Maternal-Fetal Well-being
7. Age-Related Concerns
8. Antepartum Fetal Assessment
9. Environmental Hazards
Section IV: Intrapartum Period
10. Essential Forces and Factors in Labor
11. Normal Childbirth
12. Intrapartum Fetal Assessment
Section V: Postpartum Period
13. Physical and Psychologic Changes
14. Breastfeeding
15. Contraception
Section VI: The Newborn
16. Transitional Care of the Newborn
17. The Newborn at Risk
Section VII: Complications of Childbearing
18. Intimate Partner Violence
19. Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
20. Maternal Infections
21. Hemorrhagic Disorders
22. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
23. Trauma in Pregnancy
24. Surgery in Pregnancy
25. Substance Abuse in Pregnancy
26. Other Medical Complications
27. Labor and Delivery at Risk
28. Postpartum Complications
Section VIII: Ethics and Issues
29. Ethics