Core curriculum for maternal-newborn nursing / edited by Susan Mattson, Judy E. Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I: Reproduction: fetal and placental development -- Reproductive anatomy, physiology, and the menstrual cycle / Denise G. Link -- Genetics / Linda Callahan -- Fetal and placental development and functioning / Linda Callahan --

Section II: Normal pregnancy -- Ethnocultural considerations in the childbearing period / Susan Mattson -- Physiology of pregnancy / Linda Bond -- Psychology of pregnancy / Catherine R. Coverston --

Section III: Maternal-fetal well-being -- Age-related concerns / Connie Sampson Von Kوohler -- Antepartum fetal assessment / Keiko L. Torgersen -- Environmental hazards / Beverly Bowers --

Section IV: Intrapartum period -- Essential forces and factors in labor / Gail M. Turley -- Normal childbirth / Makeba B. Felton -- Intrapartum fetal assessment / Keiko L. Torgersen --

Section V: Postpartum period -- Physical and psychologic changes / Tamara Whitmer -- Breastfeeding / Susan Saffer Orr -- Contraception / Denise G. Link --

Section VI: The newborn -- Transitional care of the newborn / Natalie Diane Cheffer and Debra Ann Rannalli -- The infant at risk / Jacqueline M. McGrath and Whitney Hardy --

Section VII: Complications of childbearing -- Intimate partner violence / Kathryn Records -- Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy / Dustine Dix -- Maternal infections / Barbara A. Moran -- Hemorrhagic disorders / S. Kim Genovese -- Endocrine and metabolic disorders / Lucy R. Van Otterloo -- Trauma in pregnancy / Lucy R. Van Otterloo -- Surgery in pregnancy / Linda Callahan -- Substance abuse in pregnancy / Barbara A. Moran -- Other medical complications / Margaret Yancy -- Labor and delivery at risk / Elizabeth Gilbert -- Postpartum complications / Mary Ann Rhode --

Section VIII: Ethics and Issues -- Ethics / Charlotte Stephenson.