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Book Synopsis
Leave the self-doubt behind — get fully grounded in effective perinatal care, with Perinatal Nursing, 5th Edition, an official publication of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). This freshly updated, comprehensive resource offers expert guidelines and best practices for the full range of patient care issues, from cultural practices and pregnancy complications to newborn assessments and nutrition. Stay current with this must-have, evidence-based support for both perinatal and labor and delivery nursing.

Strengthen and upgrade your perinatal nursing strengths and expertise:
  • NEW and expanded content on pregnancy complications – Bleeding in pregnancy, preterm labor and birth, diabetes, cardiac disease, pulmonary complications, multiple gestation, obesity and more
  • NEW content on newborn nutrition – The infant feeding decision, breastfeeding benefits, nutritional components, and preterm milk and lactation
  • NEW and updated content on patient safety and maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States – Instructions on how to make maternity units safer based on the most current evidence, and through application of various care bundles
  • Evidence-based information on clinical conditions – Includes chapter on obesity that covers risks to the mother and fetus, care from preconception to postpartum, and bariatric surgery
  • Text boxes emphasize crucial care standards and guidelines
  • Practical guidance and current best practices for areas including:
    • Perinatal patient safety and quality care
    • Integrating patient cultural beliefs and practices into perinatal care
    • Physiologic changes of pregnancy
    • Antenatal care
    • Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
    • Pregnancy complications
    • Multiple gestation
    • Maternal-fetal transport
    • Labor and birth
    • Fetal assessment
    • Managing pain during labor
    • Postpartum care
    • Newborn care – Adaptation to extrauterine life, physical assessment and nutrition
    • Common neonatal complications
  • All chapters written by expert nurse clinicians and researchers to support positive perinatal outcomes
  • Nursing staffing standards are included as they apply to each patient population
  • Ideal for those seeking certification in obstetrics nursing (RNC-OB) and maternal newborn nursing (RN-MNN, RNC-LRN)
  • Perfect on-the-job resource and review text for all perinatal nurses, maternal units, and students

Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS™, Android™, PC and Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:
  • The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time — providing a seamless reading experience online or offline
  • Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource® eBooks
  • Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity, as well as responsive design
  • The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

About the Clinical Editors

Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAAN is Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist and Editor-in-Chief MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Patricia A. Creehan, MSN, RNC is Manager of Clinical Operations, Labor and Delivery at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois.

Nancy O’Brien-Abel, MSN, RNC is Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist at Perinatal Consulting, LLC and Affiliate Instructor at the School of Nursing, University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

Cheryl K. Roth, PhD, WHNP-BC, RNC-OB, RNFA is a Nurse Practitioner, Labor and Delivery at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea/Osborn Medical Centers in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Annie J. Rohan, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, CPNP-PC,FAANP is Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Director of Pediatric Research at the School of Nursing, Office of Nursing Research and Innovation at Stony Brook University (SUNY at Stony Brook) in Stony Brook, New York.




Table of Contents
Contents


Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
Hormones and Other Mediators
C ardiovas c ula r S y st em
H ema t o logic Cha n g es
Resp ira t o r y S y st em 53
Renal S y st em 55
Gastr o in t estinal S y st em 57
M et a b o lic Cha n g es 58
Endo cr ine S y st em 59
I m m u ne S y st em 61
Neuromuscular and Sensory Systems 62
I n t egumen t a r y S y st em 62
Rep r o d uc ti v e Or ga n s 63
S umma r y 64
CHAPTER 4
Antenatal Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
E l lis e D . A d a m s
I n tr o d uc tio n 66
P r eco n cep tio n C a r e 66
P r ena t al C a r e 68
Prenatal Risk Assessment 71
Ongoing Prenatal Care 85
F e t a l S ur v eilla n ce 90
Nursing Assessment and Interventions 91
S umma r y 94
CHAPTER 5
H y p er t en si v e Dis o r der s
of Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
A dr i ane Burgess
H yp er t en si v e Dis o r der s 99
C ur r en t Classifi cation and Defi nitions 99
Contributors vi
Reviewers viii
Previous Edition Contributors x
Previous Edition Reviewers xi
Preface xii
CHAPTER 1
Perinatal Patient Safety and Quality . . .1
K a t h leen Rice S im p s o n
I n tr o d uc tio n 1
Maternal–Infant Outcomes in the United States 2
Th reats to Patient Safety 9
E v o l v in g S o l u t io n s 9
S umma r y 15
CHAPTER 2
I n t egra t in g C u l t ural B e liefs
and Practices When Caring for
Childbearing Women and Families . . .18
L y nn Cla r k C allist er
I n tr o d uc tio n 18
C u l t ural F ra m e w o r ks a n d C u l t ural
Assessment Tools 20
Practices Associated with Childbearing 23
G ender Ro les 23
Childbirth Pain and Culture 24
Major Cultural Groups 24
H e a l t h D iff erences in Populations of
Childbearing Women 33
Barriers to Culturally Competent Care 34
T e c hniq ues t o I n t egra t e C u l t ur e in t o
Nursing Care 36
S umma r y 42 xiv Contents
CHAPTER 8
Diabetes in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Cher y l K. Ro t h
S ig nifi cance and Incidence 182
D e fi nitions and Classifi cation 184
S c r e enin g a n d Diagnosis o f G est a t io nal
Diabetes Mellitus 185
Clinical M a nif est a tio n s 186
N ur sin g A s s essmen ts a n d I n t er v en tio n s f o r
Diabetes Mellitus 187
Ambulatory and Home Care Management 187
Timing and Mode of Birth 193
I n pa tien t M a nag emen t 193
P ost pa r t um M a nag emen t 196
S umma r y 197
CHAPTER 9
Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy . . . . . .200
J u lie Ara f e h
S ig nifi cance and Incidence 200
Th e Cardiovascular System 201
Cardiac Adaptations of Pregnancy 203
Obstetric Outcomes and Assessment of Risk 205
Congenital Heart Disease in Pregnancy 208
Acquired Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy 209
Clinical M a nag emen t 211
N ur sin g C a r e 218
S umma r y 219
CHAPTER 10
Pulmo n a r y C o m p lica t io n s in
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Cher y l K. Ro t h
I n tr o d uc tio n 221
Anatomic and Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
that Aff ect the Respiratory System 221
Recognizing Respiratory Compromise 222
F et a l S u r v eilla n ce wi t h M a t er n al Pulmo n a r y
Complications 222
A s t hma 225
P n eumo nia 231
Pulmo n a r y Edema 236
Amniotic Fluid Embolism 238
V e n o u s Th romboembolism 239
C y stic Fib r osis 244
Special Considerations for the Respiratory System
in Pregnancy 245
S umma r y 246
S ig nifi cance and Incidence 101
Morbidity and Mortality 102
Risk F ac t o r s 104
P r e v en tio n S t ra t e gies 104
Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia 105
Clinical M a nif est a tio n s o f
Preeclampsia–Eclampsia 108
P r eec la m psia wi t h o u t S e v er e F e a t ur es v er s us
Preeclampsia with Severe Features 109
N ur sin g A s s essmen t a n d I n t er v en tio n s f o r
Preeclampsia 110
HELLP S y ndr o me 118
Ec la m psia 119
Cardiovascular Implications of Preeclampsia 119
Quality Care of Women with Preeclampsia 120
S umma r y 120
CHAPTER 6
Bleeding in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
J e a n Salera-V ieira
S ig nifi cance and Incidence 124
D efi nitions and Clinical Manifestations 126
N u r sin g A s s essmen t 133
N ur sin g I n t er v en tio n s 135
Hemorrhagic and Hypovolemic Shock 136
Th rombophilias in Pregnancy 137
M a t er n al T r a uma 138
S umma r y 139
CHAPTER 7
Preterm Labor and Birth . . . . . . . . . . .142
S h er y l E. P a r fi tt
S ig nifi cance and Incidence 142
Late Preterm Births 144
Early Term Births 145
Why Has the Rate of Preterm Birth
Increased? 146
What Is Preterm Labor? 148
Pathophysiology of Preterm Labor and Birth 149
Risk Factors for Preterm Labor and Birth 150
Preterm Birth Risk in the Context of the
Life Course 152
Can Preterm Labor and Birth Be Prevented? 154
I s Th ere Any Good News? 168
Nursing Care for the Prevention of
Preterm Birth 168
Intrapartum Nursing Care of the Woman in
Preterm Labor 173
F ur t her Res e a r c h 174
S umma r y 174 Contents xv
CHAPTER 14
Labor and Birth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
Kathleen Rice Simpson and Nancy O’Brien-Abel
I n tr o d uc tio n 326
Overview of Labor and Birth 326
Emo t io nal a n d Ph ysical S u p p o r t d ur in g
Labor and Birth 363
Clinical Interventions for Women in Labor 367
Dosage and Rate Increase Intervals 380
A dministra tio n 381
V a ginal B ir t h 389
C es a r e a n B ir t h 389
S umma r y 400
CHAPTER 15
Fetal Assessment during Labor . . . . .413
Nancy O’Brien-Abel and Kathleen Rice Simpson
I n tr o d uc tio n 413
H i st o r ical P er s p e c t i v es 413
D e fi nitions and Appropriate Use of Terms
Describing Fetal Heart Rate Patterns 415
Techniques of Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring 418
Physiologic Basis for Fetal Heart Rate
Monitoring 424
Cha rac t e r i stics o f t h e N o r m al F e t a l
Heart Rate 428
I n t er v en tio n s f o r I n det er mina t e o r A b no r m al
Fetal Heart Rate Patterns 430
Fetal Heart Rate Patterns 434
Clinical I m p lica t io n s f o r M o ni t o r in g t h e
Fetus Less Th an 32 Weeks’ Gestation
during Labor 445
Assessment of Pattern Evolution 448
Ancillary Methods for Assessing Fetal Acid–Base
Status 450
N ur sin g A s s e ssmen t a n d M a nag e men t
Strategies 453
Issues in the Use of Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
during Labor 457
S umma r y 459
CHAPTER 16
P a in in L a b o r : N o n p ha r m aco logic
and Pharmacologic Management. . . .466
C a r o l B urk e
I n tr o d uc tio n 466
Physiologic Basis for Pain 466
N o n p ha r m aco logic A p p r oac h es 470
Pha r maco logic A p p r oac h es 485
S umma r y 499
CHAPTER 11
Multiple Gestation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
N a nc y A. B o w er s
I n tr o d uc tio n 249
E p idemio log y 249
Physiology of Twinning 249
Role of Infertility and Assisted Reproductive
Technology 251
Diagnosis of Multiple Gestations 254
M a t er n al A d a p t a tio n 255
P e r ina t a l C o m p lica t io n s 256
An t epa r t um M a nag e men t 264
I n tra p a r t um M a nag e men t 268
P ost pa r t um C a r e 273
Multiple Birth Infants 274
P sy c ho logical I ssues wi t h M u l t i p le
Gestations 281
S umma r y 286
CHAPTER 12
Obesity in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
M a r y Ann M a her
S ig nifi cance and Incidence 296
Obesity-Related Risks to the Mother and
Fetus 298
P r eco n cep tio n C a r e 300
An t e na t a l C a r e 301
I n tra p a r t um C a r e 302
I n trao p era ti v e C a r e 305
P ost pa r t um C a r e 307
Bariatric Surgery and Pregnancy 308
S umma r y 310
CHAPTER 13
Maternal–Fetal Transport . . . . . . . . . .315
J ud y W i ls o n-G r i ffi n
I n tr o d uc tio n 315
Emer g enc y M e dical T r e a tmen t a n d A c ti v e
Labor Act 315
Types of Inter-Maternal–Fetal Transport 316
Mode of Transport 317
T ra n sp o r t Eq ui p m en t 317
T r a n sp o r t P er s o nnel 318
C o mm unica t io n Pla n 318
Transport Plan and Patient Preparation 318
S umma r y 325 xvi Contents
C a r dio vas c ula r A s s essmen t 593
A b do minal A s s essmen t 595
G eni t o ur ina r y A s s essmen t 597
M u s c ulosk e let al A s s essmen t 599
N eur o logic A s s essmen t 602
S umma r y 604
CHAPTER 20
Newborn Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .609
J ill J a nk e
O v er vie w 609
Infant Feeding Decision 609
B e n e fi ts of Breastfeeding 609
Incidence of Breastfeeding 610
B r e a stf eedin g P r o m o t io n 615
Physiology of Milk Production 615
B iosp e cifi city of Human Milk 617
N u tr i t io nal C o m p o n en ts 617
Preterm Milk and Lactation 618
B r e a stf eedin g P r o cess 619
B r e a stf eedin g M a nag emen t 623
Potential Breastfeeding Problems 631
L a t e P r et er m 638
Medications and Breastfeeding 638
Postpartum Surgery and Breastfeeding 639
F o r m ula F eedin g 639
L ac t a t io n S u p p r essio n 642
S umma r y 643
CHAPTER 21
Co m m o n N e o n a t al Co m p l i c a t i o n s . . . 651
Annie J . Ro ha n
I n tr o d uc tio n 651
Neonatal Resuscitation and Stabilization 651
Resp ira t o r y Distr ess 652
Congenital Heart Disease 655
H yp o g l y cemia 658
H yp erb ilir ub inemia 660
N e o n a t al S epsis 665
Perinatal HIV Infection 667
Neonatal Substance Exposure 670
P a t h o p h ysio log y 671
Late Preterm Infants 674
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy 680
Transport and Return Transport 683
S umma r y 683
APPENDIX
I t em B a nk Questio n s a n d
Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .689
N a nc y O ’ B r ien-A b e l
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .732
CHAPTER 17
Postpartum Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509
Dotti C. James and Patricia D. Suplee
I n tr o d uc tio n 509
Planning for the Transition to Parenthood 509
Anatomic and Physiologic Changes during the
Postpartum Period 515
N ur sin g A s s essmen t a n d C a r e d ur in g
Postpartum 521
Complications during Postpartum 526
I n di vid u alizin g C a r e f o r W o men wi t h
Special Needs 544
Postpartum Learning Needs 547
P sy c ho logical A d a p t a tio n t o t h e
Postpartum Period 550
F a tigue 552
Family Transition to Parenthood 552
Postpartum Discharge Follow-up 554
S umma r y 561
CHAPTER 18
N e w b or n A d a p t a t ion t o
Extrauterine Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .564
D e bb ie F ras er
I n tr o d uc tio n 564
M a t er n al M e dical a n d Obst etr ic C o ndi t io n s
Infl uencing Newborn Adaptation 564
U niq ue M e c h a nism s o f N e w b o r n Ph ysio logic
Adaptation 564
A pga r S co r e 572
Ph ysical A s s essmen t 572
N e w b o r n I den tifi cation 574
V i t a min K 574
E y e P r o p h y laxis 574
Umbilical Cord Care 575
P sy c ho logical A d a p t a tio n 575
C o m p lica t io n s Aff ecting Transition 576
H e pa ti tis B 577
S umma r y 577
CHAPTER 19
Newborn Physical Assessment . . . . . .579
Annie J . Ro ha n
I n tr o d uc tio n 579
S t a t e , W eig h t, a n d G e st a t io nal A g e
Assessment 579
S k in A s s essmen t 581
H e ad A s s essmen t 584
E y e A s s e ssmen t 586
E a r A s s e ssmen t 588
N os e A s s essmen t 589
M o u t h A s s essmen t 590
N e c k A s s essmen t 591
Chest and Lung Assessment 592

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      Book Synopsis
      Leave the self-doubt behind — get fully grounded in effective perinatal care, with Perinatal Nursing, 5th Edition, an official publication of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). This freshly updated, comprehensive resource offers expert guidelines and best practices for the full range of patient care issues, from cultural practices and pregnancy complications to newborn assessments and nutrition. Stay current with this must-have, evidence-based support for both perinatal and labor and delivery nursing.

      Strengthen and upgrade your perinatal nursing strengths and expertise:
      • NEW and expanded content on pregnancy complications – Bleeding in pregnancy, preterm labor and birth, diabetes, cardiac disease, pulmonary complications, multiple gestation, obesity and more
      • NEW content on newborn nutrition – The infant feeding decision, breastfeeding benefits, nutritional components, and preterm milk and lactation
      • NEW and updated content on patient safety and maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States – Instructions on how to make maternity units safer based on the most current evidence, and through application of various care bundles
      • Evidence-based information on clinical conditions – Includes chapter on obesity that covers risks to the mother and fetus, care from preconception to postpartum, and bariatric surgery
      • Text boxes emphasize crucial care standards and guidelines
      • Practical guidance and current best practices for areas including:
        • Perinatal patient safety and quality care
        • Integrating patient cultural beliefs and practices into perinatal care
        • Physiologic changes of pregnancy
        • Antenatal care
        • Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
        • Pregnancy complications
        • Multiple gestation
        • Maternal-fetal transport
        • Labor and birth
        • Fetal assessment
        • Managing pain during labor
        • Postpartum care
        • Newborn care – Adaptation to extrauterine life, physical assessment and nutrition
        • Common neonatal complications
      • All chapters written by expert nurse clinicians and researchers to support positive perinatal outcomes
      • Nursing staffing standards are included as they apply to each patient population
      • Ideal for those seeking certification in obstetrics nursing (RNC-OB) and maternal newborn nursing (RN-MNN, RNC-LRN)
      • Perfect on-the-job resource and review text for all perinatal nurses, maternal units, and students

      Your book purchase includes a complimentary download of the enhanced eBook for iOS™, Android™, PC and Mac. Take advantage of these practical features that will improve your eBook experience:
      • The ability to download the eBook on multiple devices at one time — providing a seamless reading experience online or offline
      • Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that allow you to search within this book, or across your entire library of VitalSource® eBooks
      • Multiple viewing options that enable you to scale images and text to any size without losing page clarity, as well as responsive design
      • The ability to highlight text and add notes with one click

      About the Clinical Editors

      Kathleen Rice Simpson, PhD, RNC, FAAN is Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist and Editor-in-Chief MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing in Saint Louis, Missouri.

      Patricia A. Creehan, MSN, RNC is Manager of Clinical Operations, Labor and Delivery at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois.

      Nancy O’Brien-Abel, MSN, RNC is Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist at Perinatal Consulting, LLC and Affiliate Instructor at the School of Nursing, University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.

      Cheryl K. Roth, PhD, WHNP-BC, RNC-OB, RNFA is a Nurse Practitioner, Labor and Delivery at HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea/Osborn Medical Centers in Scottsdale, Arizona.

      Annie J. Rohan, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, CPNP-PC,FAANP is Director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and Director of Pediatric Research at the School of Nursing, Office of Nursing Research and Innovation at Stony Brook University (SUNY at Stony Brook) in Stony Brook, New York.




      Table of Contents
      Contents


      Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
      Hormones and Other Mediators
      C ardiovas c ula r S y st em
      H ema t o logic Cha n g es
      Resp ira t o r y S y st em 53
      Renal S y st em 55
      Gastr o in t estinal S y st em 57
      M et a b o lic Cha n g es 58
      Endo cr ine S y st em 59
      I m m u ne S y st em 61
      Neuromuscular and Sensory Systems 62
      I n t egumen t a r y S y st em 62
      Rep r o d uc ti v e Or ga n s 63
      S umma r y 64
      CHAPTER 4
      Antenatal Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
      E l lis e D . A d a m s
      I n tr o d uc tio n 66
      P r eco n cep tio n C a r e 66
      P r ena t al C a r e 68
      Prenatal Risk Assessment 71
      Ongoing Prenatal Care 85
      F e t a l S ur v eilla n ce 90
      Nursing Assessment and Interventions 91
      S umma r y 94
      CHAPTER 5
      H y p er t en si v e Dis o r der s
      of Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
      A dr i ane Burgess
      H yp er t en si v e Dis o r der s 99
      C ur r en t Classifi cation and Defi nitions 99
      Contributors vi
      Reviewers viii
      Previous Edition Contributors x
      Previous Edition Reviewers xi
      Preface xii
      CHAPTER 1
      Perinatal Patient Safety and Quality . . .1
      K a t h leen Rice S im p s o n
      I n tr o d uc tio n 1
      Maternal–Infant Outcomes in the United States 2
      Th reats to Patient Safety 9
      E v o l v in g S o l u t io n s 9
      S umma r y 15
      CHAPTER 2
      I n t egra t in g C u l t ural B e liefs
      and Practices When Caring for
      Childbearing Women and Families . . .18
      L y nn Cla r k C allist er
      I n tr o d uc tio n 18
      C u l t ural F ra m e w o r ks a n d C u l t ural
      Assessment Tools 20
      Practices Associated with Childbearing 23
      G ender Ro les 23
      Childbirth Pain and Culture 24
      Major Cultural Groups 24
      H e a l t h D iff erences in Populations of
      Childbearing Women 33
      Barriers to Culturally Competent Care 34
      T e c hniq ues t o I n t egra t e C u l t ur e in t o
      Nursing Care 36
      S umma r y 42 xiv Contents
      CHAPTER 8
      Diabetes in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
      Cher y l K. Ro t h
      S ig nifi cance and Incidence 182
      D e fi nitions and Classifi cation 184
      S c r e enin g a n d Diagnosis o f G est a t io nal
      Diabetes Mellitus 185
      Clinical M a nif est a tio n s 186
      N ur sin g A s s essmen ts a n d I n t er v en tio n s f o r
      Diabetes Mellitus 187
      Ambulatory and Home Care Management 187
      Timing and Mode of Birth 193
      I n pa tien t M a nag emen t 193
      P ost pa r t um M a nag emen t 196
      S umma r y 197
      CHAPTER 9
      Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy . . . . . .200
      J u lie Ara f e h
      S ig nifi cance and Incidence 200
      Th e Cardiovascular System 201
      Cardiac Adaptations of Pregnancy 203
      Obstetric Outcomes and Assessment of Risk 205
      Congenital Heart Disease in Pregnancy 208
      Acquired Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy 209
      Clinical M a nag emen t 211
      N ur sin g C a r e 218
      S umma r y 219
      CHAPTER 10
      Pulmo n a r y C o m p lica t io n s in
      Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
      Cher y l K. Ro t h
      I n tr o d uc tio n 221
      Anatomic and Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy
      that Aff ect the Respiratory System 221
      Recognizing Respiratory Compromise 222
      F et a l S u r v eilla n ce wi t h M a t er n al Pulmo n a r y
      Complications 222
      A s t hma 225
      P n eumo nia 231
      Pulmo n a r y Edema 236
      Amniotic Fluid Embolism 238
      V e n o u s Th romboembolism 239
      C y stic Fib r osis 244
      Special Considerations for the Respiratory System
      in Pregnancy 245
      S umma r y 246
      S ig nifi cance and Incidence 101
      Morbidity and Mortality 102
      Risk F ac t o r s 104
      P r e v en tio n S t ra t e gies 104
      Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia 105
      Clinical M a nif est a tio n s o f
      Preeclampsia–Eclampsia 108
      P r eec la m psia wi t h o u t S e v er e F e a t ur es v er s us
      Preeclampsia with Severe Features 109
      N ur sin g A s s essmen t a n d I n t er v en tio n s f o r
      Preeclampsia 110
      HELLP S y ndr o me 118
      Ec la m psia 119
      Cardiovascular Implications of Preeclampsia 119
      Quality Care of Women with Preeclampsia 120
      S umma r y 120
      CHAPTER 6
      Bleeding in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
      J e a n Salera-V ieira
      S ig nifi cance and Incidence 124
      D efi nitions and Clinical Manifestations 126
      N u r sin g A s s essmen t 133
      N ur sin g I n t er v en tio n s 135
      Hemorrhagic and Hypovolemic Shock 136
      Th rombophilias in Pregnancy 137
      M a t er n al T r a uma 138
      S umma r y 139
      CHAPTER 7
      Preterm Labor and Birth . . . . . . . . . . .142
      S h er y l E. P a r fi tt
      S ig nifi cance and Incidence 142
      Late Preterm Births 144
      Early Term Births 145
      Why Has the Rate of Preterm Birth
      Increased? 146
      What Is Preterm Labor? 148
      Pathophysiology of Preterm Labor and Birth 149
      Risk Factors for Preterm Labor and Birth 150
      Preterm Birth Risk in the Context of the
      Life Course 152
      Can Preterm Labor and Birth Be Prevented? 154
      I s Th ere Any Good News? 168
      Nursing Care for the Prevention of
      Preterm Birth 168
      Intrapartum Nursing Care of the Woman in
      Preterm Labor 173
      F ur t her Res e a r c h 174
      S umma r y 174 Contents xv
      CHAPTER 14
      Labor and Birth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
      Kathleen Rice Simpson and Nancy O’Brien-Abel
      I n tr o d uc tio n 326
      Overview of Labor and Birth 326
      Emo t io nal a n d Ph ysical S u p p o r t d ur in g
      Labor and Birth 363
      Clinical Interventions for Women in Labor 367
      Dosage and Rate Increase Intervals 380
      A dministra tio n 381
      V a ginal B ir t h 389
      C es a r e a n B ir t h 389
      S umma r y 400
      CHAPTER 15
      Fetal Assessment during Labor . . . . .413
      Nancy O’Brien-Abel and Kathleen Rice Simpson
      I n tr o d uc tio n 413
      H i st o r ical P er s p e c t i v es 413
      D e fi nitions and Appropriate Use of Terms
      Describing Fetal Heart Rate Patterns 415
      Techniques of Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring 418
      Physiologic Basis for Fetal Heart Rate
      Monitoring 424
      Cha rac t e r i stics o f t h e N o r m al F e t a l
      Heart Rate 428
      I n t er v en tio n s f o r I n det er mina t e o r A b no r m al
      Fetal Heart Rate Patterns 430
      Fetal Heart Rate Patterns 434
      Clinical I m p lica t io n s f o r M o ni t o r in g t h e
      Fetus Less Th an 32 Weeks’ Gestation
      during Labor 445
      Assessment of Pattern Evolution 448
      Ancillary Methods for Assessing Fetal Acid–Base
      Status 450
      N ur sin g A s s e ssmen t a n d M a nag e men t
      Strategies 453
      Issues in the Use of Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
      during Labor 457
      S umma r y 459
      CHAPTER 16
      P a in in L a b o r : N o n p ha r m aco logic
      and Pharmacologic Management. . . .466
      C a r o l B urk e
      I n tr o d uc tio n 466
      Physiologic Basis for Pain 466
      N o n p ha r m aco logic A p p r oac h es 470
      Pha r maco logic A p p r oac h es 485
      S umma r y 499
      CHAPTER 11
      Multiple Gestation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
      N a nc y A. B o w er s
      I n tr o d uc tio n 249
      E p idemio log y 249
      Physiology of Twinning 249
      Role of Infertility and Assisted Reproductive
      Technology 251
      Diagnosis of Multiple Gestations 254
      M a t er n al A d a p t a tio n 255
      P e r ina t a l C o m p lica t io n s 256
      An t epa r t um M a nag e men t 264
      I n tra p a r t um M a nag e men t 268
      P ost pa r t um C a r e 273
      Multiple Birth Infants 274
      P sy c ho logical I ssues wi t h M u l t i p le
      Gestations 281
      S umma r y 286
      CHAPTER 12
      Obesity in Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
      M a r y Ann M a her
      S ig nifi cance and Incidence 296
      Obesity-Related Risks to the Mother and
      Fetus 298
      P r eco n cep tio n C a r e 300
      An t e na t a l C a r e 301
      I n tra p a r t um C a r e 302
      I n trao p era ti v e C a r e 305
      P ost pa r t um C a r e 307
      Bariatric Surgery and Pregnancy 308
      S umma r y 310
      CHAPTER 13
      Maternal–Fetal Transport . . . . . . . . . .315
      J ud y W i ls o n-G r i ffi n
      I n tr o d uc tio n 315
      Emer g enc y M e dical T r e a tmen t a n d A c ti v e
      Labor Act 315
      Types of Inter-Maternal–Fetal Transport 316
      Mode of Transport 317
      T ra n sp o r t Eq ui p m en t 317
      T r a n sp o r t P er s o nnel 318
      C o mm unica t io n Pla n 318
      Transport Plan and Patient Preparation 318
      S umma r y 325 xvi Contents
      C a r dio vas c ula r A s s essmen t 593
      A b do minal A s s essmen t 595
      G eni t o ur ina r y A s s essmen t 597
      M u s c ulosk e let al A s s essmen t 599
      N eur o logic A s s essmen t 602
      S umma r y 604
      CHAPTER 20
      Newborn Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .609
      J ill J a nk e
      O v er vie w 609
      Infant Feeding Decision 609
      B e n e fi ts of Breastfeeding 609
      Incidence of Breastfeeding 610
      B r e a stf eedin g P r o m o t io n 615
      Physiology of Milk Production 615
      B iosp e cifi city of Human Milk 617
      N u tr i t io nal C o m p o n en ts 617
      Preterm Milk and Lactation 618
      B r e a stf eedin g P r o cess 619
      B r e a stf eedin g M a nag emen t 623
      Potential Breastfeeding Problems 631
      L a t e P r et er m 638
      Medications and Breastfeeding 638
      Postpartum Surgery and Breastfeeding 639
      F o r m ula F eedin g 639
      L ac t a t io n S u p p r essio n 642
      S umma r y 643
      CHAPTER 21
      Co m m o n N e o n a t al Co m p l i c a t i o n s . . . 651
      Annie J . Ro ha n
      I n tr o d uc tio n 651
      Neonatal Resuscitation and Stabilization 651
      Resp ira t o r y Distr ess 652
      Congenital Heart Disease 655
      H yp o g l y cemia 658
      H yp erb ilir ub inemia 660
      N e o n a t al S epsis 665
      Perinatal HIV Infection 667
      Neonatal Substance Exposure 670
      P a t h o p h ysio log y 671
      Late Preterm Infants 674
      Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy 680
      Transport and Return Transport 683
      S umma r y 683
      APPENDIX
      I t em B a nk Questio n s a n d
      Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .689
      N a nc y O ’ B r ien-A b e l
      Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .732
      CHAPTER 17
      Postpartum Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509
      Dotti C. James and Patricia D. Suplee
      I n tr o d uc tio n 509
      Planning for the Transition to Parenthood 509
      Anatomic and Physiologic Changes during the
      Postpartum Period 515
      N ur sin g A s s essmen t a n d C a r e d ur in g
      Postpartum 521
      Complications during Postpartum 526
      I n di vid u alizin g C a r e f o r W o men wi t h
      Special Needs 544
      Postpartum Learning Needs 547
      P sy c ho logical A d a p t a tio n t o t h e
      Postpartum Period 550
      F a tigue 552
      Family Transition to Parenthood 552
      Postpartum Discharge Follow-up 554
      S umma r y 561
      CHAPTER 18
      N e w b or n A d a p t a t ion t o
      Extrauterine Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .564
      D e bb ie F ras er
      I n tr o d uc tio n 564
      M a t er n al M e dical a n d Obst etr ic C o ndi t io n s
      Infl uencing Newborn Adaptation 564
      U niq ue M e c h a nism s o f N e w b o r n Ph ysio logic
      Adaptation 564
      A pga r S co r e 572
      Ph ysical A s s essmen t 572
      N e w b o r n I den tifi cation 574
      V i t a min K 574
      E y e P r o p h y laxis 574
      Umbilical Cord Care 575
      P sy c ho logical A d a p t a tio n 575
      C o m p lica t io n s Aff ecting Transition 576
      H e pa ti tis B 577
      S umma r y 577
      CHAPTER 19
      Newborn Physical Assessment . . . . . .579
      Annie J . Ro ha n
      I n tr o d uc tio n 579
      S t a t e , W eig h t, a n d G e st a t io nal A g e
      Assessment 579
      S k in A s s essmen t 581
      H e ad A s s essmen t 584
      E y e A s s e ssmen t 586
      E a r A s s e ssmen t 588
      N os e A s s essmen t 589
      M o u t h A s s essmen t 590
      N e c k A s s essmen t 591
      Chest and Lung Assessment 592

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