Test Bank – Maternity and Women’s Health Care, 11th Edition by Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk (Latest 2025/2026 Update | Complete Study Guide | Nursing, Maternity & NCLEX Exam Prep with Correct Answers)

Maternity women s health care
11th edition by Lowdermilk
Chapter 1 to 37




TEST BANK
TABLE OF CONTENT

1. 21st Century Maternity Nursing and Women’s Health Care
2. Community Care: The Family and Culture 3. Clinical Genetics
4. Assessment and Health Promotion

,5. Violence Against Women
6. Reproductive System Concerns
7. Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections
8. Contraception and Abortion
9. Infertility
10. Breast Disorders and Neoplasms
11. Reproductive System Disorders and Neoplasms
12. Conception and Fetal Development
13. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
14. Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy
15. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
16. Labor and Birth Processes
17. Maximizing Comfort for the Laboring Woman
18. Fetal Assessment During Labor
19. Nursing Care of the Family During Labor
20. Postpartum Physiology
21. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
22. Transition to Parenthood
23. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
24. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
25. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
26. Assessment of High Risk Pregnancy
27. Hypertensive Disorders
28. Hemorrhagic Disorders
29. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
30. Medical-Surgical Disorders
31. Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse
32. Labor and Birth Complications
33. Postpartum Complications
34. Nursing Care of the High Risk Newborn and Family
35. Acquired Problems of the Newborn

,36. Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies
37. Perinatal Loss and Grief

, Chapter 01: 21st Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
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Process: N/A MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
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