Essential Forces and Factors in Labor
CHAPTER 10 Essential Forces and Factors in Labor Gail M. Turley OBJECTIVES 1 List the forces affecting labor. 2 Identify the possible causes of the onset of labor. 3 Discuss the oxytocin release…
Intrapartum Fetal Assessment
CHAPTER 12 Intrapartum Fetal Assessment Keiko L. Torgersen OBJECTIVES 1 Identify techniques and methods of fetal assessment. 2 Identify baseline (BL) features, including rate, rhythm, and variability. 3 Identify, interpret, and discuss probable…
Environmental Hazards
CHAPTER 9 Environmental Hazards Beverly Bowers OBJECTIVES 1 Assess childbearing families for potential exposure to environmental hazards. 2 Discuss elements of the prenatal occupational and environmental history to assess maternal or paternal…
Maternal Infections
CHAPTER 20 Maternal Infections Barbara A. Moran OBJECTIVES 1 Identify causative pathogens and describe primary signs and symptoms of perinatal infections. 2 Identify risk groups for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other…
Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
CHAPTER 19 Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy Dustine Dix OBJECTIVES 1 Describe the characteristics of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, and chronic hypertension. 2 List the risk factors for the development of preeclampsia. 3 Review…
Breastfeeding
CHAPTER 14 Breastfeeding Susan Saffer Orr OBJECTIVES 1 Identify the two hormones necessary for synthesis of milk and the milk ejection reflex. 2 State two subjective findings that can contribute to a…
Fetal and Placental Development and Functioning
CHAPTER 3 Fetal and Placental Development and Functioning Linda Callahan OBJECTIVES 1 Describe the process of fertilization. 2 Discuss the stages of placental development. 3 Describe the functions of the placenta. 4 Explain the…
Trauma in Pregnancy
CHAPTER 23 Trauma in Pregnancy Lucy R. Van Otterloo OBJECTIVES 1 State the normal physiologic changes that potentially affect the evaluation of a pregnant trauma patient. 2 Identify the major mechanisms of…
Other Medical Complications
CHAPTER 26 Other Medical Complications Margaret Yancy OBJECTIVES 1 Describe the data to be documented in obtaining a history from pregnant patients with cardiac, respiratory, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, and hepatic complications….
