This handbook serves as a portable reference for maternal-newborn nursing care in any clinical setting. Covering pregnancy through the postpartum and newborn stages, this handbook helps you face challenging client situations, prioritize nursing interventions, and review clinical skills.
• Chapters on antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, and at-risk clients
• A chapter on home care of the postpartum family
• Updated drug guides and clinical procedures
• Common abbreviations for maternal-newborn terminology
• Normal maternal and neonatal laboratory values