Companion for Maternal-child nursing care : optimizing outcomes for mothers, children, and families / Susan L. Ward, Shelton M. Hisley. Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, c2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Caring for women, families, and children in contemporary society -- Reproductive anatomy and physiology -- Human sexuality and fertility -- Conception and development of the embryo and fetus -- Physiological and psychosocial changes during pregnancy -- The prenatal assessment -- Promoting a healthy pregnancy -- Caring for the woman experiencing complications during pregnancy -- The process of labor and birth -- Promoting patient comfort during labor and birth -- Caring for the woman experiencing complications during labor and birth -- Caring for the postpartal woman and her family -- Caring for the woman experiencing complications during the postpartal period -- Physiological transition of the newborn -- Caring for the normal newborn -- Caring for the newborn at risk -- Caring for the developing child -- Caring for the child in the hospital and in the community -- Caring for the family across care settings -- Caring for the child with a psychosocial or cognitive condition -- Caring for the child with a respiratory condition -- Caring for the child with a gastrointestinal condition -- Caring for the child with an immunological or infectious condition -- Caring for the child with a cardiovascular condition -- Caring for the child with an endocrinological or metabolic condition -- Caring for the child with a neurological or sensory condition -- Caring for the child with a musculoskeletal condition -- Caring for the child with an integumentary condition -- Caring for the child with a renal, urinary tract, or reproductive condition -- Caring for the child with a hematological condition -- Caring for the child with cancer -- Caring for the child with a chronic condition or the dying child.