Publisher's Synopsis
This basic maternity textbook emphasizes normal childbearing and women's health. It focuses on caring and nursing competencies, with the content being supported by nursing research. Using a nursing process framework, this text addresses new and evolving technologies as well as changes in society, all preparing practitioners to function in a wide variety of settings. Prevention, maintenance of health, self-care, family processes, sensitivity to culture and ethnicity, and awareness of legal and ethical issues are central concepts throughout the text.
