Now in its Sixth Edition, Maternal and Child Health Nursing helps nurses understand wellness and illness as family-centered events. The author, Adele Pillitteri, views maternal-newborn and child health care not as two separate disciplines but as a continuum of knowledge. She presents the content of the two disciplines comprehensively with a holistic approach.

UNIT I Maternal & Child Health Nursing Practice

• Ch 1 A Framework for Maternal and Child Health Nursing
• Ch 2 Sociocultural Aspects of Maternal & Child Health Nursing
• Ch 3 The Childbearing & Childrearing Family
• Ch 4 The Childbearing & Childrearing Family in the Community

UNIT II The Nursing Role in Preparing Families for Childbearing and Childrearing

• Ch 5 The Nursing Role in Reproductive and Sexual Health
• Ch 6 Assisting the Family with Reproductive Life Planning
• Ch 7 The Nursing Role in Genetic Assessment and Counseling
• Ch 8 Nursing Care of the Subfertile Couple

UNIT III The Nursing Role in Caring for Families During Normal Pregnancy, Birth, the Postpartum, and Newborn Period

• Ch 9 The Growing Fetus
• Ch 10 Psychological and Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
• Ch 11 Assessing Fetal and Maternal Health: Prenatal Care
• Ch 12 Promoting Fetal and Maternal Health
• Ch 13 Promoting Nutritional Health During Pregnancy
• Ch 14 Preparing a Family for Childbirth and Parenting
• Ch 15 Nursing Care of a Family During Vaginal Birth During Labor and Birth
• Ch.16 Providing Comfort During Labor and Birth
• Ch 17 Nursing Care of a Postpartal Family
• Ch 18 Nursing Care of a Family with a Newborn
• Ch 19 Nutritional Needs of a Newborn

UNIT IV The Nursing Role in Caring for a Family During a Complication of Pregnancy, Birth or the Postpartal Period

• Ch 20 Nursing Care of a Family Experiencing a Pregnancy Complication from a - Preexisting or Newly Acquired Illness
• Ch 21 Nursing Care of a Family Experiencing a Sudden Pregnancy Complication
• Ch 22 Nursing Care of a Pregnant Family with Special Needs
• Ch 23 Nursing Care of a Family Experiencing a Complication of Labor and Birth
• Ch 24 Nursing Care of a Family During Cesarean Birth
• Ch 25 Nursing Care of a Family Experiencing a Postpartal Complication
• Ch 26 Nursing Care of a Family with a High-Risk Newborn
• Ch 27 Nursing Care of a Family with a Child Born with a Physical or Developmental Challenge

UNIT V The Nursing Role in Health Promotion for a Childrearing Family

• Ch 28 Principles of Growth and Development
• Ch 29 Nursing Care of a Family With an Infant
• Ch 30 Nursing Care of a Toddler
• Ch 31 Nursing care of a Preschooler
• Ch 32 Nursing care of a School-Age Child
• Ch 33 Nursing care of a Family with an Adolescent
• Ch 34 Child Health Assessment
• Ch 35 Communication and Teaching With Children and Families

UNIT VI The Nursing Role in Supporting the Health of Ill Children and Their Families

• Ch 36 Nursing Care of a Family with an Ill Child
• Ch 37 Nursing Care of a Child Undergoing Diagnostic Techniques and Other Therapeutic Modalities
• Ch 38 Nursing Care of the Child Undergoing - Medication Administration and Intravenous Therapy
• Ch 39 Providing Pain Management for Children

UNIT VII The Nursing Role in Restoring and - Maintaining the Health of Children and Families With Physiologic Disorders

• Ch 40 Nursing Care of a Family When a Child has a Respiratory Disorder
• Ch 41 Nursing Care of a Family When a Child has a Cardiovascular Disorder
• Ch 42 Nursing Care of a Family When a Child has an Immune Disorder
• Ch 43 Nursing Care of a Family When a Child has an Infectious Disorder
• Ch 44 Nursing Care of a Family When a Child has a Hematologic Disorder
• Ch 45 Nursing Care of a Family When a Child Has a Gastrointestinal Disorder
• Ch 46 Nursing Care of a Family When a Child Has a Renal or Urinary Tract Disorder

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