CONTEMPORARY MATERNAL
NEWBORN NURSING, 8TH EDITION
RN MATERNAL NEWBORN NURSING TABLE OF CONTENTS V
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Table of Contents
NCLEX Connections 1
UNIT 1 Antepartum Nursing Care
SECTION: Human Reproduction 3
CHAPTER 1 Contraception 3
CHAPTER 2 Infertility 13
SECTION: Changes During Pregnancy 17
CHAPTER 3 Expected Physiological Changes During Pregnancy 17
CHAPTER 4 Prenatal Care 21
CHAPTER 5 Nutrition During Pregnancy 27
CHAPTER 6 Assessment of Fetal Well-Being 31
Ultrasound (abdominal, transvaginal, and Doppler) 31
Biophysical profile 32
Nonstress test 33
Contraction stress test 34
Amniocentesis 35
High-risk pregnancy: Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling 36
High-risk pregnancy: Chorionic villus sampling 37
High-risk pregnancy: Quad marker screening 37
High-risk pregnancy: Maternal alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) 37
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SECTION: Complications of Pregnancy 41
CHAPTER 7 Bleeding During Pregnancy 41
Spontaneous abortion 41
Ectopic pregnancy 42
Gestational trophoblastic disease 43
Placenta previa 44
Abruptio placentae 46
Vasa previa 46
CHAPTER 8 Infections 49
HIV/AIDS 49
TORCH infections 50
Group B streptococcus 51
Chlamydia 51
Gonorrhea 52
Syphilis 53
Human papilloma virus 54
Trichomoniasis 54
Bacterial vaginosis 55
Candidiasis 55
CHAPTER 9 Medical Conditions 59
Cervical insufficiency (premature cervical dilatation) 59
Hyperemesis gravidarum 60
Iron-deficiency anemia 60
Gestational diabetes mellitus 61
Gestational hypertension 62
CHAPTER 10 Early Onset of Labor 67
Preterm labor 67
Premature rupture of membranes and preterm premature rupture of membranes 69
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NCLEX Connections 73
UNIT 2 Intrapartum Nursing Care
SECTION: Labor and Delivery 75
CHAPTER 11 Labor and Delivery Processes 75
CHAPTER 12 Pain Management 81
CHAPTER 13 Fetal Assessment During Labor 87
Leopold maneuvers 87
Intermittent auscultation and uterine contraction palpation 87
Continuous electronic fetal monitoring 88
Continuous internal fetal monitoring 92
CHAPTER 14 Nursing Care During Stages of Labor 95
CHAPTER 15 Therapeutic Procedures to Assist with Labor and Delivery 101
External cephalic version 101
Bishop score 101
Cervical ripening 101
Induction of labor 102
Augmentation of labor 103
Amniotomy 103
Amnioinfusion 104
Vacuum-assisted delivery 104
Forceps-assisted birth 104
Episiotomy 105
Cesarean birth 105
Vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) 106
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