Essentials of maternity, newborn, & women's health nursing / Susan Scott Ricci.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Perspectives on maternal, newborn, and women's health care -- Family-centered community-based care -- Anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system -- Common reproductive issues -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Disorders of the breasts -- Benign disorders of the female reproductive tract -- Cancers of the female reproductive tract -- Violence and abuse -- Fetal development and genetics -- Maternal adaptation during pregnancy --

Nursing management during pregnancy -- Labor and birth process -- Nursing management during labor and birth -- Postpartum adaptations -- Nursing management during the postpartum period -- Newborn adaptation --

Nursing management of the newborn -- Nursing management of pregnancy at risk : pregnancy-related complications -- Nursing management of pregnancy at risk : selected health conditions and vulnerable populations -- Nursing management of labor and birth at risk -- Nursing management of the postpartum woman at risk -- Nursing care of the newborn with special needs -- Nursing management of the newborn at risk : acquired and congenital newborn conditions.