Textbook of Midwifery and Reproductive Health Nursing

Nursing education is to ensure that students are fully prepared to meet the challenges of tomorrow. In the fast changing roles of health care professionals the competencies required for preparation of nurses and midwives pose a challenging task. This book fills the gap between material available and required to gain mastery over this subject as it extends beyond information of facts and skills. It addresses issues of both psychological and physiological needs of clients. The development of competence in the reproductive health nursing is one of the most important aspects of midwifery. This provides a holistic approach with the recognition that each individual is a unique patient. Each procedure contains rationale and information for patient education in addition to step-by-step guidance. Midwives and nurses play a significant role to promote health of women. It covers the course as per the Indian Nursing Council and Boards of education in different universities. SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS OF MIDWIFERY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NURSING, 1. Significance of Nursing and Midwifery in India, 2. Anatomy and Physiology of Reproductive System, 3. Nursing Process Application, 4. Sexual Health and Nursing, 5. Introduction to Genetics and Embryology, 6. Family and Its Adaptation to Pregnancy, SECTION 2: CARE OF THE NORMAL EXPECTANT MOTHER AND NEONATE, 7. Prenatal Nursing-I: Nursing of Normal Pregnancy, 8. Intranatal Nursing-I: Nursing of Normal Labour, 9. Postnatal Nursing-I: Nursing of Normal Puerperium, 10. Neonatal Nursing-I: Nursing of Normal Newborn, SECTION 3: CARE OF THE ABNORMAL EXPECTANT MOTHER AND NOENATE, 11. Prenatal Nursing-II: Nursing of Pregnancy at Risk, 12. Intranatal Nursing-II: Nursing of Labour at Risk, 13. Postnatal Nursing-II: Nursing of Abnormal Puerperium, 14. Neonatal Nursing-II: Nursing of Neonate at Risk, SECTION 4: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CONCERNS, 15. Fertility Regulation (Family Planning), 16. Legal and Ethical Aspects of Midwifery and Reproductive Health Nursing, 17. Nursing of Reproductive Health Problems, Terms used in Midwifery and Reproductive Health Nursing.