Preceded by Introductory maternity & pediatric nursing / N. Jayne Klossner, Nancy T. Hatfield. 2nd ed. c2010.

1. The nurse's role in a changing maternal-child health care environment -- 2. Family-centered and community-based maternal and pediatric nursing -- 3. Structure and function of the reproductive system -- 4. Special issues of women's health care and reproduction -- 5. Fetal development -- 6. Maternal adaptation during pregnancy -- 7. Prenatal care -- 8. The labor process -- 9. Pain management during labor and birth -- 10. Nursing care during labor and birth -- 11. Assisted delivery and cesarean birth -- 12. The postpartum woman -- 13. Nursing assessment of newborn transition -- 14. Nursing care of the normal newborn -- 15. Newborn nutrition -- 16. Pregnancy at risk: Conditions that complicate pregnancy -- 17. Pregnancy at risk: Pregnancy-related complications -- 18. Labor at risk -- 19. Postpartum woman at risk -- 20. The newborn at risk: Gestational and acquired disorders -- 21. The newborn at risk: Congenital disorders -- 22. Principles of growth and development -- 23. Growth and development of the infant: 28 days to 1 year -- 24. Growth and development of the toddler: 1 to 3 years -- 25. Growth and development of the preschool child: 3 to 6 years -- 26. Growth and development of the school-aged child: 6 to 10 years -- 27. Growth and development of the adolescent: 11 to 18 years -- 28. Assessment of the child (data collection) -- 29. Care of the hospitalized child -- 30. Procedures and treatments -- 31. Medication administration and intravenous therapy -- 32. The child with a chronic health problem -- 33. Abuse in the family and community -- 34. The dying child -- 35. The child with the sensory/neurologic disorder -- 36. The child with a respiratory disorder -- 37. The child with a cardiovascular/hematologic disorder -- 38. The child with a gastrointestinal/endocrine disorder -- 39. The child with a genitourinary disorder -- 40. The child with a musculoskeletal disorder -- 41. The child with an integumentary disorder/communicable disease -- 42. The child with a psychosocial disorder.

"This third edition of Introductory Maternity and Pediatric Nursing reflects the underlying philosophy of love, caring, and support for the childbearing woman, the child, and the families of these individuals. The content has been developed according to the most current information available. In this text, we recognize that cultural sensitivity and awareness are important aspects of caring for the childbearing and child-rearing families. We also recognize that many children and pregnant women live in families other than traditional two-parent family homes and therefore refer to teaching and supporting the childbearing clients and family caregivers of children in all situations and family structures"--