Designed to provide comprehensive information on high risk maternity care in a concise, accessible format, this practical text helps practitioners ensure that women and their fetuses receive the best care possible. Emphasizing health promotion, risk screening, and prevention of complications in pregnancy, it utilizes the nursing process as the organizational framework for discussions. Coverage of various complications in pregnancy includes incidence, etiology, physiology, pathophysiology, and usual medical management with protocols for practitioners. Collaborative problems and desired outcomes are also addressed.A new chapter has been added on complementary and alternative therapiesNew content on multiple gestation includes nutritional needs and preterm managementNew information has been added on domestic violenceUpdated coverage includes content on thrombophilias and other connective tissue disordersCurrent AWHONN Standards of Practice and NANDA nursing diagnoses are includedThe role of the advanced practice nurse in implementing care is discussedPsychosocial implications and family considerations are incorporatedComprehensive coverage of substance abuse and STIs is provided - including implications for both the mother and the newborn
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