Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contemporary issues and trends in maternal, newborn, and women's health -- Community-based care -- Anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system -- Common reproductive issues -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Disorders of the breasts -- Benign disorders of the female reproductive tract -- Cancers of the female reproductive tract -- Violence and abuse -- Fetal development and genetics -- Maternal adaptation during pregnancy -- Nursing management during pregnancy -- Labor and birth process -- Nursing management during labor and birth --.

Maternal adaptation during the postpartum period -- Nursing management during the postpartum period -- Newborn adaptation -- Nursing management of the newborn -- Nursing management of pregnancy at risk : pregnancy-related complications -- Nursing management of the pregnancy at risk : preexisting conditions -- Nursing management of labor and birth at risk -- Nursing management of the postpartum woman at risk -- Nursing management of the newborn with special needs : variations in gestational age and birthweight -- Nursing management of the newborn at risk : acquired and congenital newborn conditions.

All age.