Provides practitioners with the references and resources they need to provide quality care to women and their fetuses. This title serves as a resource for a practice-based discipline, with details and references. The protocols and procedures found in the appendix are applicable to clinical practices that include fetal monitors.
This second edition of a groundbreaking book is substantially revised to deliver the foundation for an evidence-based model for best practices in midwifery a model critical to raising the United States current standing as the bottom-ranking country for maternity mortality among developed nations. With a focus on updated scientific evidence as the ......
Pregnancy loss can be devastating, regardless of whether it is early or late in pregnancy or in the short period after a baby is born. In many instances, similar emotions are experienced when a couple learns that their fertility treatments were unsuccessful. This wise, compassionate book teaches proven cognitive-behavioral strategies for coping ......
Many regulatory and professional agencies countenance the idea of patient-and family-centred care, yet lack an infrastructure able to support such care or employ health care professionals who lack the necessary education, experience, or skills. This book is a comprehensive guide to family-centred care for healthy, ill, or preterm newborns. It ......
In this book for parents and professionals who work to help children with fetal alcohol syndrome and effects (FAS/FAE), Streissguth offers an overview of the condition, and discusses the diagnostic process, research conducted since the syndrome w
This is the first text to address fetal and neonatal pharmacology for the APN and nursing student. With a strong focus on interprofessional collaboration, it delivers core pharmacologic concepts and practice guidelines in a clear, systematic manner for ease of use. This resource reflects real-word scenarios as it discusses perinatal and ......
Policies & Procedures for Hospitals, Birth Centers, and Home Birth Servi
This is the only book to present the evidence-based policies and procedures that medical and non-medical staff can use to develop Mother-Friendly Care in their facilities. The Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative (MFCI), developed by the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS), is a wellness model designed to improve birth outcomes and ......
Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum earns its important place in the literature by detailing our current understanding of the course, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric illness during pregnancy and postpartum (including breast-feeding), highlighting risks for mothers and children alike.
This one-of-a-kind learning resource for Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/CNS students in both academic and clinical settings is distinguished by its use of complex case studies to reinforce best practices in treating vulnerable neonatal patients. Based on applications and outcomes, the case study approach is a particularly effective method of ......
