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Books in Nursing maternity and womens health

  • Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives and Perinatal Healthcare Professionals

    • 5th Edition
    • Tom McEwan + 1 more
    • English
    Now featuring a new author team and a new and expanded title, Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives and Perinatal Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition, remains a core text for undergraduate and postgraduate education and is an ideal resource to support those working in maternity and perinatal care. This highly popular textbook presents reproductive anatomy and physiology in a manner which is ideal for those who are new to the subject or who desire a quick, well-illustrated review. Using an accessible, friendly writing style, it progresses from the founding principles of human structure and function through to conception, embryological and fetal development and growth, the maternal responses to the growing fetus, parturition, and the transition to neonatal life.

  • Maternal-Child Nursing

    • 7th Edition
    • Jacqueline Carroll + 2 more
    • English
    Build your nursing skills and make a meaningful difference in the lives of women and children! Maternal-Child Nursing, 7th Edition, makes it easy to understand the essentials of women’s health, maternity, and children’s nursing care. Content simplifies the practice of developing clinical judgment skills and providing safe, effective care in evidence-based practice. This edition adds new information on maternal mortality, human trafficking, and other topics. Best of all, active learning tools and features make it fun to master nursing concepts, offering plenty of opportunities to apply your knowledge to the practice setting.

  • Mosby’s® Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring

    • 10th Edition
    • Lisa A. Miller + 2 more
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Perinatal**Find real-world, clinically useful information on all aspects of electronic fetal monitoring! Authored by a nurse-midwife, a perinatologist, and a nurse, Mosby's Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 10th Edition, is an evidence-based resource on fetal heart rate monitoring for all clinicians — whether you are a nurse, a physician, or a midwife, a student or an instructor, this guide has information crucial to your practice. Designed specifically for the clinical environment, it provides a single source for interpretation and management of electronic fetal monitoring in labor and delivery, the intensive care unit, inpatient antepartum units, or the obstetric or midwifery office.

  • Study Guide for Leifer's Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing

    • 10th Edition
    • Kim Cooper + 1 more
    • English
    Reinforce your understanding of maternity and pediatric nursing with this practical study guide! With chapters corresponding to Leifer’s Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition, this workbook provides a variety of exercises and activities to help you review concepts and apply them to patient care. Case studies include questions for the Next-Generation NCLEX® exam, allowing you to practice critical thinking and build skills in clinical judgment. Updated with questions on new methods and treatment, this study guide helps you prepare for success on your licensure examination and in nursing practice.Answer Key is only available through instructors

  • Leifer’s Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing

    • 10th Edition
    • Kim Cooper + 1 more
    • English
    **Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Maternal/Child****Am... Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 3rd Place in Maternal–Child/Neona... Nursing, 2025**Build the clinical judgment skills you need to provide quality care for maternity and pediatric patients! Clear and easy to read, Leifer’s Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition, describes how you can provide effective, evidence-based care for women during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, and for newborns and growing children. The text spans the continuum of child development, making it easy to locate information by organizing topics from simple to complex and from health to illness. Another hallmark of the book is its strong focus on family-centered care, health promotion, and illness prevention. From nursing educators Kim Cooper and Kelly Gosnell, this bestselling text helps you prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX-PN® Exam and for the expanding role of the nurse in today’s healthcare practice.

  • Study Guide for Maternity & Women's Health Care

    • 13th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 4 more
    • English
    Corresponding to the chapters in the 13th edition of Lowdermilk's market-leading Maternity and Women's Health Care, this study guide offers a complete review of content and a wide range of activities to help you understand key nursing concepts and apply your knowledge. It includes clinical judgment exercises and cases for the Next Generation NCLEX®, multiple-choice and matching questions, and more. Answers are included in the back of the book.

  • Mayes' Midwifery

    • 16th Edition
    • Sue Macdonald + 1 more
    • English
    Mayes’ Midwifery is a core text for students in the UK, known and loved for its in-depth approach and its close alignment with curricula and practice in this country. The sixteenth edition has been fully updated by leading midwifery educators Sue Macdonald and Gail Johnson, and input from several new expert contributors ensures this book remains at the cutting edge.The text covers all the main aspects of midwifery in detail, including the various stages of pregnancy, possible complexities around childbirth, and psychological and social considerations related to women’s health. It provides the most recent evidence along with detailed anatomy and physiology information, and how these translate into practice.Packed full of case studies, reflective activities and images, and accompanied by an ancillary website with 600 multiple choice questions and downloadable images, Mayes’ Midwifery makes learning easy for nursing students entering the profession as well as midwives returning to practice and qualified midwives working in different settings in the UK and overseas.

  • Manual para la enseñanza práctica de la salud sexual y reproductiva

    • 1st Edition
    • Antonio Hernández Martínez + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Este manual está elaborado para servir tanto de material de estudio del alumnado como de recurso docente para orientar y apoyar al profesorado en la elaboración de las distintas prácticas que pueden desarrollarse para el aprendizaje de la materia. Las técnicas docentes propuestas en la realización de las prácticas, aunque en su mayor parte se basan en simulación, también incluyen otras, como el role-playing y el brainstorming (o tormenta de ideas). De este modo, se estimula la participación del alumnado fomentando su capacidad crítica, el entrenamiento en la toma de decisiones y el trabajo en equipo. Con esta metodología innovadora, la interacción docente-alumnado se inclina hacia una mayor intervención del estudiantado y fomentando el papel del profesorado como facilitador en la adquisición de los conocimientos y las destrezas por parte del estudiantado. Tiene una doble función: servir de material de estudio y de autoevaluación. La autoevaluación para determinar el nivel de conocimientos adquiridos se realiza a través de la resolución de casos clínicos comentados, con los que se valora el desarrollo de las habilidades a través de preguntas con respuestas argumentadas. El texto ha sido elaborado por un equipo de profesionales con amplia experiencia en la enfermería de la salud sexual y reproductiva, tanto en los ámbitos asistencial, docente y de gestión como en el de la investigación, que desarrollan su labor en diferentes universidades y centros sanitarios. Los temas que tratan son amplios y abarcan desde la exploración obstétrica hasta los cuidados en las complicaciones en el parto y el puerperio, sin descuidar un aspecto tan fundamental como los cuidados en la lactancia materna. El texto está escrito de forma que pueda ser fácilmente comprensible y con una orientación didáctica que refleje la situación más parecida a lo que el alumnado va a encontrar en las prácticas docentes, incluyendo para ello material audiovisual e iconografía, lo que permite una mejor comprensión de los contenidos desarrollados y una aproximación más fiel a la realidad contextual donde se desarrolla el proceso de aprendizaje.

  • Study Guide for Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing

    • 8th Edition
    • Sharon Smith Murray + 1 more
    • English
    Learn to master maternal-newborn and women’s health nursing. Designed to accompany Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing, 8th Edition, this study guide gives you an in-depth understanding of the material from each chapter in the text. Learning activities and case studies encourage critical thought, and simulated patient situations give you practice applying what you’ve learned to the NCLEX® exam and clinical practice.

  • Study Guide for Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing

    • 9th Edition
    • Gloria Leifer
    • English
    Reinforce your understanding of maternity and pediatric nursing with this practical study guide! With chapters corresponding to Leifer’s Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition, this workbook provides a variety of exercises and activities to help you review concepts and learn to think critically. Case studies offer opportunities to apply your knowledge to patient care. New to this edition are Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN) exam-style questions to help you prepare for success on your licensure examination and in nursing practice.

  • Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing

    • 6th Edition
    • AWHONN + 2 more
    • English
    **American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards, 2nd Place in Maternal Child/Neonatal Nursing, 2023**AWHONN's Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 6th Edition, the definitive resource for nurses taking certification examinations, provides the most up-to-date, accurate information available on today's maternal-newborn nursing practice.　Its concise outline format covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and newborn, and ethical issues. With a fresh focus on patient safety and revised case studies, this clinical guide and certification prep tool features AWHONN-endorsed content for the practice of maternal-newborn nursing.

  • Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing

    • 8th Edition
    • Sharon Smith Murray + 4 more
    • English
    Make sure you fully understand how to care for women and newborns! Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing, 8th Edition integrates essential maternity information into the overall continuum of nursing care to show you how to provide safe care in the clinical setting. With easy-to-understand language, this updated text uses evidence-based guidelines and step-by-step instructions for assessments and interventions to help you quickly master key skills and techniques. Also emphasized is the importance of understanding family, communication, culture, patient teaching, and clinical decision making.　Questions for the Next Generation NCLEX© in the text help you prepare for the exam.

  • Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing

    • 9th Edition
    • Gloria Leifer
    • English
    Build the knowledge and clinical judgment you need to succeed in maternity and pediatric nursing! Written in a clear, easy-to-read style, Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing, 9th Edition describes how you can provide effective, evidence-based care for women during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, and for newborns and growing children. The text spans the continuum of child development, organizing topics from simple to complex and from health to illness; this approach makes it easy to locate information. Another hallmark of the book is its strong focus on family-centered care, health promotion, and illness prevention. Written by noted nursing educator Gloria Leifer, this bestselling text includes new Next-Generation NCLEX® exam-style case studies plus updates on infection control, pandemic responses, and more.

  • DiSaia and Creasman Clinical Gynecologic Oncology

    • 10th Edition
    • William T. Creasman + 3 more
    • English
    For more than 40 years, DiSaia and Creasman Clinical Gynecologic Oncology has been the leading reference for diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers, providing physicians and trainees alike with expert guidance on clinical presentations and management. The fully revised 10th Edition remains the most readable, most comprehensive text in the field. Under outstanding editorial leadership from Dr. William Creasman and featuring a “who’s who” list of expert contributing authors, this authoritative reference is a must-have resource for improving outcomes and providing effective patient care.

  • Pflege konkret Gynäkologie Geburtshilfe

    • 7th Edition
    • Kay Goerke + 1 more
    • German
    Mit der Reihe Pflege konkret sind Sie für die Ausbildung zur Pflegefachperson und auch für die Zeit danach bestens gerüstet: Das Autorenteam aus Pflege und Medizin vernetzt Inhalte aus Pflegepraxis, Pflegewissenschaft, Krankheitslehre und Pharmakologie, so dass Sie alles über Pflege, Diagnostik und Therapie der wichtigsten Erkrankungen erfahren. Die Pflege deckt dabei ihre verschiedenen Dimensionen ab: präventiv – kurativ – rehabilitativ – palliativ. Praxisnah und wissenschaftsbasiert zugleich, werden Ihnen die Grundlagen der Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Pharmakologie und Neonatologie vermittelt, damit Sie in Pflegesituationen fallorientiert und pflegewissenschaftli... fundiert handeln können. Das übersichtliche Farbleitsystem sowie Definitions-, Vorsicht- und Merkkästen erleichtern das schnelle Auffinden von Informationen. Zahlreiche farbige Fotos und Bildserien geben Ihnen konkrete Handlungsanleitungen für die tägliche Praxis.Das ideale Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk! Die 7. Auflage wurde komplett aktualisiert und ist auf dem neuesten wissenschaftlichem Stand

  • Study Guide for Maternal Child Nursing Care

    • 7th Edition
    • Shannon E. Perry + 5 more
    • English
    Reinforce your understanding of maternity and pediatric nursing with this practical study guide! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in Maternal Child Nursing Care, 7th Edition, this workbook provides a variety of exercises and activities to help you review essential concepts, apply your knowledge, and learn to think critically. New to this edition are clinical judgment and Next Generation NCLEX-RN® (NGN) examination-style questions to help you prepare for success on the NGN and in nursing practice.

  • Maternal Child Nursing Care

    • 7th Edition
    • Shannon E. Perry + 5 more
    • English
    Master the essentials of maternity and pediatric nursing with this comprehensive, all-in-one text! Maternal Child Nursing Care, 7th Edition covers the issues and concerns of women during their childbearing years and children during their developing years. It uses a family-centered, problem-solving approach to patient care, with guidelines supported by evidence-based practice. New to this edition is an emphasis on clinical judgment skills and a new chapter on children with integumentary dysfunction. Written by a team of experts led by Shannon E. Perry and Marilyn J. Hockenberry, this book provides the accurate information you need to succeed in the classroom, the clinical setting, and on the Next Generation NCLEX-RN® examination.

  • Study Guide for Maternal-Child Nursing

    • 6th Edition
    • Emily Slone McKinney + 1 more
    • English
    Reinforce your understanding of maternity and pediatric nursing with practical exercises! Corresponding to the chapters in McKinney’s Maternal-Child Nursing, 6th Edition, this study guide provides engaging activities and review questions to help you master nursing concepts and practice essential skills. Case studies help you learn to think critically, and clinical judgment exercises help you apply your knowledge to real-life situations. Not only will you get more out of the textbook, but you will also prepare more effectively for the NCLEX® exam!

  • Mosby’s® Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring

    • 9th Edition
    • Lisa A. Miller + 2 more
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Perinatal**Find real-world, clinically useful information on all aspects of electronic fetal monitoring! Written by clinicians for clinicians, Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 9th Edition provides an evidence-based, collaborative approach to fetal heart monitoring during labor and in the antepartum period. It covers the physiologic basis for FHR monitoring, methods and instrumentation, standardized terminology, pattern recognition and interpretation, and management of care. Authored by a nurse-midwife, a perinatologist, and a nurse, this compact guide prepares you for success on the EFM certification exam and for success in today’s clinical practice.

  • Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation

    • 8th Edition
    • Kenneth Lyons Jones + 2 more
    • English
    Long known as the go-to resource for superbly illustrated, up-to-date coverage in this complex field, Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation, 8th Edition, provides a wealth of information on malformation syndromes of environmental and genetic etiology, recognizable disorders of unknown cause, clinical approaches to specific diagnoses, and normal standards of measurement for the entire spectrum of disorders. This award-winning reference is indispensable for clinicians in pediatrics, neonatology, family medicine, and genetics, as well as nurse practitioners and physician assistants—anyone who needs a complete, authoritative, and easy-to-read guide to help accurately diagnose human disorders, establish prognoses, and provide appropriate management and genetic counseling.

  • Cuidados en enfermería materno-infantil

    • 12th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 4 more
    • Spanish

  • The Midwife's Pocket Formulary

    • 4th Edition
    • Liz Davey + 1 more
    • English
    Now in its 4th edition The Midwifes Pocket Fomulary is the essential guide to all the drugs midwives encounter in their sphere of practice. Written in a practical and easy to understand style the book provides information on how to manage and administer these drugs. Written by 2 leading experts in the field it covers everything you need to know.

  • Patologías concomitantes en el embarazo

    • 1st Edition
    • Helen Baston
    • Spanish
    Escritas por destacados académicos de la enfermería obstétrica, estas monografías constituyen una práctica fuente de información, y están completamente actualizadas para reflejar la praxis diaria basada en la evidencia. Destaca el papel de la matrona en el contexto de la orientación profesional y nacional y aborda la atención de las patologías concomitantes en el embarazo como el cáncer, el trastorno hipertensivo, las enfermedades respiratorias, cardíacas, neurológicas o digestivas, y los trastornos sanguíneos. Resalta también la importancia de las infecciones crónicas y analiza el impacto de las enfermedades endocrinas durante el embarazo y el parto. Este libro prepara minuciosamente al lector para prestar atención segura, basada en la evidencia y centrada en la mujer, a las madres con embarazos alterados por una enfermedad o discapacidad crónica. Colección ideal para todas las matronas -tanto para las ya graduadas como para las que aún están en formación- y también resultará útil para el resto del personal de enfermería y para los asistentes de salud que trabajen en el ámbito de la maternidad.

  • Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives

    • 4th Edition
    • Jane Coad + 2 more
    • English
    This is a new edition of a highly popular textbook which presents the fascinating field of reproductive anatomy and physiology in a style which is ideal for those who are new to the subject. Now with a significantly upgraded artwork program, this helpful volume builds up from the founding principles of human structure and function through to conception, embryological and fetal development and growth, the maternal responses to the growing fetus, parturition and the transition to neonatal life. This book will be suitable for all students of midwifery, as well as qualified midwives ‘returning to practice’ or undertaking post-graduate study.

  • Maternity and Women's Health Care

    • 12th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 4 more
    • English
    Stay up-to-date with the latest in women’s health! Maternity and Women's Health Care, 12th Edition provides evidence-based coverage of everything you need to know about caring for women of childbearing age. The new edition is thoroughly updated and consistent with the NCLEX® test plan, focusing on prioritization of care and how best to work among interprofessional teams. As in previous editions, this text emphasizes childbearing concerns like newborn care, wellness promotion and the management of women's health problems. The 12th edition integrates the continuum of care throughout, focusing on the importance of understanding family, culture, and community-based care along with new medication alerts, future trends in contraception, human trafficking, the zika virus, and more! Content on many high-risk conditions has been updated to reflect newly published guidelines.

  • Study Guide for Maternity & Women's Health Care

    • 12th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 3 more
    • English
    Corresponding to the chapters in the 12th edition of Lowdermilk's market-leading Maternity & Women's Health Care, this study guide offers a complete review of content and a wide range of activities to help you understand key nursing concepts and apply your knowledge. It includes critical thinking exercises, multiple-choice and matching questions, and more; answers are included in the back of the book.

  • Fundamentals of Midwifery and Obstetrical Nursing

    • 1st Edition
    • Lily Podder
    • English
    Meant for undergraduate nursing students, this book is designed to reorient and widen the students’ knowledge and skills in rendering nursing care to normal and high-risk pregnant women in hospitals and community settings. The book is in concise format, and it will be of immense help to the students in their preparation for university examinations.

  • Bases de la enfermería materno-infantil

    Guías de enfermería obstétrica y materno-infantil
    • 2nd Edition
    • Helen Baston + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Escritas por destacadas expertas en enfermería materno-infantil, estas monografías constituyen una práctica fuente de información y reflejan la base de evidencia más reciente para la práctica actual. Cada volumen se centra en la importancia de la comunicación y la atención actual de la mujer y presenta "escenarios" útiles para fomentar el debate y la reflexión. Sigue un modelo de rompecabezas cuyo objetivo es alentar al lector a explorar la atención de la maternidad desde múltiples perspectivas. Es una colección ideal para todas las enfermeras especializadas en este campo (matronas), tanto profesionales como en formación, y también es útil para auxiliares que trabajan en el ámbito de la maternidad. La obra tiene por objetivo ayudar en el desempeño de un amplio rango de habilidades clínicas con seguridad y confianza.

  • Study Guide for Maternal Child Nursing Care

    • 6th Edition
    • Shannon E. Perry + 3 more
    • English
    Master content and apply knowledge from Maternal Child Nursing Care, 6th Edition with this corresponding Study Guide. In addition to reviewing content from the text, it encourages you to think critically and use the text more effectively. This comprehensive workbook is filled with case-based activities, as well as review questions that provide you with plenty of opportunities to assess your knowledge. Updated content throughout corresponds to new features and chapters of the text.

  • Mayes' Midwifery

    • 15th Edition
    • Sue Macdonald + 1 more
    • English
    A new edition of a classic textbook fully updated to meet the needs of today’s midwifery student. Now available for the first time in full color, the 15th edition of Mayes Midwifery has an enhanced artwork program and comes with an extensive website which provides 600 MCQs and wide selection of case studies and reflective activities; a downloadable image bank assists with essay and assignment preparation.

  • Myles Survival Guide to Midwifery

    • 3rd Edition
    • Maureen D. Raynor + 1 more
    • English
    New edition of the hugely popular Survival Guide to Midwifery, originally created in response to student requests for quality-assured, ‘dip into’ information designed for use in the clinical environment. The latest edition is fully updated throughout and has new authorship from the UK and Australia.

  • Maternal-Child Nursing

    • 5th Edition
    • Emily Slone McKinney + 4 more
    • English
    Easily master maternity and pediatric nursing care with Maternal-Child Nursing, 5th Edition. This easy-to-read text is filled with a wealth of user-friendly features to help you quickly master essential concepts and skills. It offers completely updated content — including expanded information on the late preterm infant, fetal heart rate pattern identification, obesity in the pregnant woman and children, and enhanced coverage of the QSEN initiative. It also features an abundance of active learning tools so you have ample opportunities to practice applying your knowledge and skills.

  • Maternal, Fetal, & Neonatal Physiology

    A Clinical Perspective
    • 5th Edition
    • Susan Blackburn
    • English
    **Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Perinatal**Awarded first place in the 2018 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Maternal-Child Health/Prenatal Nursing/ Childbirth category! Learn to provide the best prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal care possible. Maternal, Fetal, & Neonatal Physiology: A Clinical Perspective, 5th Edition includes expert insight and clinically relevant coverage of the physiologic changes that occur throughout all major periods of the perinatal experience. This classic reference gives you a solid foundation for assessment and therapeutic interventions, featuring an emphasis on the evolving interrelationships between mother, fetus, and neonate and adaptations of preterm and term infants to the extrauterine environment.

  • Study Guide for Maternal-Child Nursing

    • 5th Edition
    • Emily Slone McKinney + 1 more
    • English
    Learn to apply the knowledge you gain from Maternal-Child Nursing, 5th Edition to real-world scenarios with this user-friendly study guide. Specifically designed to parallel the material in the McKinney text, it’s full of hands-on learning exercises, practical activities, and valuable review of essential concepts and skills to help cement your understanding of maternity and pediatric nursing care and apply that knowledge to the clinical world.

  • Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing

    • 7th Edition
    • Sharon Smith Murray + 1 more
    • English
    Make sure you fully understand how to care for women and newborns! Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing, 7th Edition integrates essential maternity information into the overall continuum of nursing care to show how to provide safe care in the clinical setting. With easy-to-understand language, this updated text uses evidence-based guidelines and step-by-step instructions for assessments and interventions to help you quickly master key skills and techniques. Also emphasized is the importance of understanding family, communication, culture, patient teaching, and clinical decision making.　This edition reflects the latest QSEN competencies, and the accompanying Evolve website includes review questions to prepare students for the NCLEX® exam!

  • Study Guide for Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing

    • 7th Edition
    • Sharon Smith Murray + 1 more
    • English
    Learn to master maternal-newborn and women’s health nursing. Designed to accompany Murray's Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health Nursing, 7th Edition, this workbook study guide gives you an in-depth understanding of the material from each chapter in the text. Learning activities and case studies encourage critical thought, and simulated patient situations give you practice applying what you’ve learned to the NCLEX® exam and clinical practice.

  • Nursing Key Topics Review: Maternity

    • 1st Edition
    • Elsevier Inc
    • English
    Study efficiently with Nursing Key Topics Review: Maternity! This quick review and accompanying mobile web app focus on the most critical, practical, and relevant maternal nursing information to prepare you for success on course exams. Concise coverage includes topics from pregnancy, labor, and birth to postpartum and newborn nursing care. Summary tables and quick, bulleted lists make it easier to glance through and remember concepts. Mobile web app audio summaries reinforce content when you are on the go. Best of all, it’s easy to assess your understanding as you go along — because key maternity topics are always immediately followed by review questions with correct answers and rationales.

  • Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing

    • 5th Edition
    • AWHONN
    • English
    AWHONN’s Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 5th Edition provides the most up-to-date, accurate information available on today’s maternal-newborn nursing practice. Its concise outline format covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and newborn, and ethical issues. With a fresh focus on patient safety and revised case studies, this clinical guide and certification prep tool features AWHONN-endorsed content for the practice of maternal-newborn nursing.

  • Evidence-Based Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor

    Bridging Science and Clinical Practice
    • 2nd Edition
    • Kari Bø + 3 more
    • English
    Bridging the gap between evidence-based research and clinical practice, Physical Therapy for the Pelvic Floor has become an invaluable resource to practitioners treating patients with disorders of the pelvic floor. The second edition is now presented in a full colour, hardback format, encompassing the wealth of new research in this area which has emerged in recent years. Kari Bø and her team focus on the evidence, from basic studies (theories or rationales for treatment) and RCTs (appraisal of effectiveness) to the implications of these for clinical practice, while also covering pelvic floor dysfunction in specific groups, including men, children, elite athletes, the elderly, pregnant women and those with neurological diseases. Crucially, recommendations on how to start, continue and progress treatment are also given with detailed treatment strategies around pelvic floor muscle training, biofeedback and electrical stimulation. "..a comprehensive review of every aspect of this area including female, male and childhood issues, incontinence, prolapse, pain and sexual dysfunction." Reviewed by Beatrice McGinley on behalf of Physiotherapy Practice and Research, October 2015

  • Maternity Nursing - Revised Reprint

    • 8th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 2 more
    • English
    Designed to meet the needs of today’s students, Lowdermilk’s Maternity Nursing, 8th Edition — Revised Reprint addresses the fundamentals of maternity nursing with a concise, focused presentation of the care of women during the childbearing years. Integrating considerations for family, culture, and health promotion into the continuum of care, it also addresses community-based care to emphasize that nursing care takes place in many settings. Maternity Nursing focuses on childbearing issues and concerns, including care of the newborn, as well as wellness promotion and management of common women’s health problems.

  • Fisioterapia en obstetricia y uroginecología

    • 2nd Edition
    • Carolina Walker Chao
    • Spanish
    En esta 2.ª edición del libro "Fisioterapia en Obstetricia y Uroginecología" se ha realizado la actualización de todos los capítulos, modificando incluso, de manera significativa, algunos de ellos, con el objetivo de adaptar el contenido a las últimas evidencias científicas publicadas sobre esta materia. Uno de los capítulos que ha experimentado más modificaciones ha sido el dedicado a fisioterapia obstétrica, el cual incluye más contenidos relacionados con las medidas de prevención de las lesiones de suelo pélvico durante el parto. La obra guarda un perfecto equilibrio entre la parte práctica y la teórica. Para ello, incluye una gran cantidad de propuestas de ejercicios. Aunque la obra está dirigida a fisioterapeutas, tanto profesionales como estudiantes, puede ser de gran interés para otros profesionales de la salud, como matronas, ginecólogos y urólogos. Se incluye material complementario online en www.studentconsult.e...

  • The Midwife's Pocket Formulary

    • 3rd Edition
    • Liz Davey + 1 more
    • English
    In current midwifey practice, one of the competencies covered by midwives is medicines management. Midwives and students are required to have an understanding of the range of medicines used within their sphere of practice.The Midwife’s Pocket Formulary provides both practising midwives and students with key information on the administration and management of medications in midwifery practice.

  • Maternal, Fetal, & Neonatal Physiology

    • 4th Edition
    • Susan Blackburn
    • English
    Provide the best care possible with expert insight and clinically relevant coverage of the physiologic changes that occur throughout all major periods of the perinatal experience — prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal. Maternal, Fetal & Neonatal Physiology: A Clinical Perspective, 4th Edition gives you a solid foundation for assessment and therapeutic interventions, featuring an emphasis on the evolving interrelationships between mother, fetus, and neonate and adaptations of preterm and term infants to the extrauterine environment.

  • Mosby’s OB/Peds & Women’s Health Memory NoteCards

    Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses
    • 1st Edition
    • JoAnn Zerwekh + 1 more
    • English
    Use this set of colorful cards to master concepts in maternity, women's health, and pediatrics! With 65 cartoons covering key topics, Mosby's OB/Peds & Women's Health Memory NoteCards: Visual, Mnemonic, and Memory Aids for Nurses uses humor and illustrations to make studying easier and more fun. These durable, portable cards use mnemonics and other time-tested memory aids to help you prepare for class, clinicals, and the NCLEX® exam. Created by nursing educators JoAnn Zerwekh and Cathy Miller, this one-of-a-kind tool makes studying obstetrics and pediatrics an exceptionally memorable experience!

  • Maternity Nursing

    An Introductory Text
    • 11th Edition
    • Gloria Leifer
    • English
    From prenatal through postpartum care, Gloria Leifer's Maternity Nursing: An Introductory Text provides an essential foundation for promoting the health and wellness of mothers and newborns. This edition includes the latest advances and practice standards in maternity nursing care, highlighting Healthy People 2020 and the 2011 Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this text addresses the knowledge, skills, and scope of practice appropriate for LPN/LVN and LPN/LVN-to-ADN ladder programs.

  • Study Guide for Maternity Nursing - Revised Reprint

    • 8th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 2 more
    • English

  • Clinical Companion for Maternity & Newborn Nursing

    • 2nd Edition
    • Shannon E. Perry + 1 more
    • English
    Provide competent and sensitive maternal and newborn nursing care with Clinical Companion for Maternity & Newborn Nursing, 2nd Edition! Ideal for quick reference in the clinical setting, this book offers the information you need on topics such as pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, and care of the newborn, including potential complications for each. Expert authors Dr. Shannon E. Perry, Kitty Cashion, Dr. Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, and Kathryn R. Alden stress the importance of safe nursing practice as outlined in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative.

  • Manual of High Risk Pregnancy and Delivery

    • 5th Edition
    • Elizabeth S. Gilbert
    • English
    The only book of its kind, Manual of High Risk Pregnancy & Delivery provides a complete resource for care of this special patient and her complex needs. It helps you provide positive outcomes with coverage of today's newest technology, physiologic considerations, psychologic implications, health disorders, and other complications in pregnancy. Written by noted educator and practitioner Elizabeth Stepp Gilbert, RNC, MS, FNP-BC, CNS, this book also describes how to screen for risk factors, provide preventive management, and intervene appropriately when problems arise. It's a concise, hands-on reference for both inpatient and outpatient settings!

  • Maternity Nursing

    • 8th Edition
    • Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk + 2 more
    • English
    A streamlined approach covers the fundamentals of maternity nursing! Maternity Nursing, 8th Edition focuses on the care of women during the childbearing years. Designed to meet the needs of today’s students, the book offers a clear, readable style and a concise, focused presentation. It integrates an understanding of family, culture, and health promotion into the continuum of care, and coverage of community-based care emphasizes nursing care in many different settings. Not only does Maternity Nursing focus on childbearing issues and concerns, including care of the newborn, but it also addresses wellness promotion and the management of common women’s health problems. The Evolve companion website includes useful study tools, including medical animations, video clips, a care plan builder, and NCLEX® exam-style review questions.

  • Midwifery: Best Practice Volume 5

    • 1st Edition
    • Sara Wickham
    • English
    This is Volume 5 in the Midwifery: Best Practice series. Each of the volumes in this Series is built around the familiar core of four main topic areas relevant to midwifery: pregnancy, labour / birth, postnatal and stories / reflection - and also includes a number of ‘focus on…’ sections. These are different in each volume and reflect a wide range of key and topical issues within midwifery. Each volume builds upon the others to provide a comprehensive library of articles that shows the development of thought in key midwifery areas. Volume 5 offers a range of wholly new topic areas within the ‘focus on…’ sections covering: ‘the birthing environment’, ‘women, midwives and risk’, ‘holistic health’ and ‘working/internation... stories’.