Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to maternity and pediatric nursing -- Women's health throughout the life span -- Pregnancy -- Labor and birth -- Postpartum period -- The newborn -- Childbearing at risk -- The newborn at risk -- Health promotion of the growing child and family -- Children and their families -- Nursing care of the child with a health disorder.

"Authors Susan Ricci and Terri Kyle have teamed up to deliver a unique resource for your students to understand the health needs of women and children. This combination book, Maternity and Pediatric Nursing will empower the reader to guide women and their children toward higher levels of wellness throughout the life cycle. In addition, the focus of the textbook will emphasize to the reader to anticipate, to identify, and to address common problems that would allow timely, evidence-based interventions. Finally, their approach is to provide a resource that incorporates case studies threaded throughout each chapter, multiple examples of critical thinking and an outstanding visual presentation with extensive illustrations depicting key concepts"--Provided by publisher.