University of California, Los Angeles. Eighteenth edition of a Brandon/Hill Nursing List selection for students on maternal-child nursing. Includes study questions with answers, and unit conference material.

Ch. 1 Philosophy of Contemporary Maternity Care 3 Ch. 2 Critical Thinking in the Nursing Process 21 Ch. 3 The Family and Nursing Practice 39 Ch. 4 Sociocultural Considerations 55 Ch. 5 Ethical and Legal Considerations 75 Ch. 6 Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology 93 Ch. 7 Conception and Development of the Embryo and Fetus 127 Ch. 8 Women's Health Promotion 161 Ch. 9 Sexual Health and Family Planning 189 Ch. 10 Common Problems in Women's Health 227 Ch. 11 Infectious Diseases 267 Ch. 12 Clinical Interruption of Pregnancy 301 Ch. 13 Management of Infertility 319 Ch. 14 Genetic Counseling and Diagnosis During Pregnancy 341 Ch. 15 Biophysical Aspects of Normal Pregnancy 365 Ch. 16 Psychosocial Aspects of Pregnancy 381 Ch. 17 Nursing Care in the Prenatal Period 395 Ch. 18 Nutritional Care in Pregnancy 435 Ch. 19 Education for Pregnancy and Parenthood 473 Ch. 20 Assessment of the Passageway and Passenger 503 Ch. 21 The Process of Labor and Birth 519 Ch. 22 Management of Normal Labor 537 Ch. 23 Pain Management During Childbirth 573 Ch. 24 Immediate Care of the Newborn 617 Ch. 25 Biophysical Aspects of the Postpartum Period 635 Ch. 26 Psychosocial Aspects of the Postpartum Period 649 Ch. 27 Nursing Care in the Postpartum Period 663 Ch. 28 Assessment of the Newborn 691 Ch. 29 Nursing Care and Sensory Enrichment of the Normal Newborn 727 Ch. 30 Nutritional Care of the Newborn 761 Ch. 31 Gestational Related Complications 803 Ch. 32 Concurrent Medical Complications of Pregnancy 849 Ch. 33 Violence Toward Women in the Childbearing Years 889 Ch. 34 Addictive Disorders in Pregnancy 905 Ch. 35 Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childrearing 931 Ch. 36 Complications of Labor 955 Ch. 37 Operative Obstetrics 1009 Ch. 38 Postpartum Complications 1027 Ch. 39 Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment 1057 Ch. 40 Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring and Care 1095 Ch. 41 The High-Risk Newborn: Disorders of Gestational Age and Birth Weight 1119 Ch. 42 The High-Risk Newborn: Developmental Disorders 1171 Ch. 43 The High-Risk Newborn: Acquired Disorders 1199