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100			_aLeifer, Gloria
245		0	_aMaternity nursing : an introductory text
250			_a11th ed.
260			_aSt. Louis, Mo. _bElsevier/Saunders _c2012
300			_a514 p. : ill.
505			_aContemporary maternity care, family, and cultural considerations -- Reproductive anatomy and physiology -- Fetal development -- Physiologic and psychological changes during pregnancy -- Health care and fetal assessment during pregnancy -- Process of normal labor -- Nursing care during labor -- Management of pain during labor -- Physiologic adaptation of the newborn and nursing assessment -- Nursing care of the newborn -- Newborn feeding -- Postpartum assessment and nursing care -- Health problems complicating pregnancy -- Complications of labor and birth -- The newborn at risk : conditions associated with gestational age and development -- The newborn at risk : acquired and congenital conditions -- Postpartum complications -- The pregnant adolescent and maternity nursing in the community -- Family planning and infertility -- Women's health issues -- Complementary and alternative therapies.
520			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aFrom 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.
650			_aPREGNANCY
650			_aMATERNAL-CHILD NURSING
650			_aPERINATAL CARE, methods
650			_aPREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS _97493
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