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Books in Maternity and womens health

Providing foundational knowledge and practical skills, this collection supports licensed practical and vocational nurses. It covers basic patient care, medication administration, and clinical procedures critical for safe practice.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 55 Fälle Hebammenwissenschaft

    Schwangerschaft, Geburt, Wochenbett und Stillzeit
    • 1st Edition
    • Inga Petrovic + 2 more
    • German
    Dieses Buch für Studierende der Hebammenwissenschaft und examinierte Hebammen begleitet die Umsetzung von theoretischen Lehrinhalten in die Praxis. Fallorientiertes Lernen bereitet auf die Staatliche Prüfung nach §24 des Hebammengesetzes (HebG) wie auch auf den späteren Berufsstart vor. Bereits erlerntes Grundwissen wird durch didaktisch ausgewogene Fragen von neuen Blickwinkeln beleuchtet und damit nachhaltig vertieft.55 praxisorientierte Fälle zur:Übertragung von theoretischem Wissen in die tägliche PraxisBeispielhaften Darlegung von physiologischen Prozessen & Identifikation von Risiken und RegelwidrigkeitenRef... des eigenen Handels und dem Erwerb neuer wissenschaftsbasiert... KenntnisseMit dieser Sammlung der wichtigsten und typischsten Fälle aus den Bereichen Schwangerschaft, Geburtshilfe, Wochenbett und Stillzeit kann ein fall- und problemorientiertes Vorgehen trainiert werden. Ausführliche Lösungsvorschläge zu den einzelnen Fragen ergänzen das Angebot und ermöglichen einen fundierten Wissenserwerb.

  • The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions

    Pregnancy and Childbirth
    • 3rd Edition
    • Linda Wylie + 1 more
    • English
    Designed to help midwives optimally manage pregnancy and childbirth in women with systemic disease, The Midwives' Guide to Key Medical Conditions, 3rd Edition, provides up-to-date guidance on how to recognize the early onset of disease-related pregnancy complications and determine when it may be necessary to refer patients to another member of the healthcare team. Using an accessible writing style and clear illustrations throughout, this highly regarded text is edited and written by well-known authorities in the field to ensure that information is relevant to midwives in training or practice.

  • 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.

  • Pharmacology in Midwifery

    • 1st Edition
    • Roslyn Donnellan - Fernandez + 4 more
    • English
    Pharmacology in Midwifery has been written specifically for midwives in Australia and New Zealand and focuses on medications and their management – a core subject of the nursing curriculum and an integral part of practice.Written by highly respected experts in both pharmacology and midwifery, the textbook takes the reader through essential information about drugs and their therapeutic effects. It then explores pharmacology in the midwifery scope of practice, considering pregnancy, labour, birth, the postpartum period and neonatal care, both for normal and low risk pregnancies and women with complex needs.This book is a useful foundation text for midwifery students as well as for practising midwives wishing to refresh or augment their skills as prescribers.

  • Physiology in Childbearing

    With Anatomy and Related Biosciences
    • 5th Edition
    • Jean Rankin
    • English
    With its straightforward writing style and extraordinary breadth of content, Physiology in Childbearing: With Anatomy and Related Biosciences, Fifth Edition is an ideal textbook for students of midwifery wanting to master the physiology of pregnancy, childbirth, the neonate and breastfeeding.This popular book has been fully updated to incorporate new knowledge and guidelines, and has a stronger focus on diversity. It covers basic biochemistry, cellular biology, genetics and fertility, as well as embryology and fetal growth, the physiology of pregnancy, and complications of labour. It then goes on to examine the neonate, infant feeding and bio-behavioural aspects of parenting.The complexities of this fundamental topic area are explained with boxes of key points, full colour diagrams and images, and tips on applying content to practice, making this book a must-have for students and practising midwives alike.

  • Principles and Practices of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing I and II

    • 1st Edition
    • Sudha A. Raddi + 1 more
    • English
    This is a comprehensive textbook of Midwifery/Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing I and II that offers complete information about normal and abnormal midwifery and gynaecology, along with high-risk labour, pregnancy and newborn care. The textbook provides evidence-based information to undergraduate nursing students; it helps them to prepare how to provide preventive and promotive care to mothers and newborns during pregnancy, labour and postpartum period and to assist mothers and newborns with various complications and gynaecological disorders. It follows the revised competency-based curriculum prescribed by the Indian Nursing Council (INC) and includes both theory and practical content related to the subject, which lays a strong foundation for higher education.

  • 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.

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