Unit I. Maternal and Child Health Nursing Practice -- 1. A Framework for Maternal and Child Health Nursing -- 2. The Childbearing and Childrearing Family and Community -- 3. Sociocultural Aspects of Maternal and Child Health Nursing -- Unit II. The Nursing Role in Preparing Families for Childbearing and Childrearing -- 4. Reproductive and Sexual Health -- 5. Reproductive Life Planning -- 6. The Infertile Couple -- Unit III. The Nursing Role in Caring for the Pregnant Family -- 7. Genetic Assessment and Counseling -- 8. The Growing Fetus -- 9. Psychological and Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy -- 10. Assessing Fetal and Maternal Health: The First Prenatal Visit -- 11. Promoting Fetal and Maternal Health -- 12. Promoting Nutritional Health During Pregnancy -- 13. Preparation for Childbirth and Parenting -- 14. High-Risk Pregnancy: The Woman With a Preexisting or Newly Acquired Illness -- 15. High-Risk Pregnancy: The Woman Who Develops a Complication of Pregnancy -- 16. Home Care of the Pregnant Client -- 17. High-Risk Pregnancy: The Woman With Special Needs -- Unit IV. The Nursing Role in Caring for the Family During Labor and Birth -- 18. The Labor Process -- 19. Providing Comfort During Labor and Birth -- 20. Cesarean Birth -- 21. The Woman Who Develops a Complication During Labor and Birth -- Unit V. The Nursing Role in Caring for the Family During the Postpartal Period -- 22. Nursing Care of the Postpartal Woman and Family -- 23. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family -- 24. Nutritional Needs of the Newborn -- 25. Nursing Care of the Woman and Family Experiencing a Postpartal Complication -- 26. Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn and Family -- Unit VI. The Nursing Role in Health Promotion for the Childrearing Family -- 27. Principles of Growth and Development -- 28. The Family With an Infant -- 29. The Family With a Toddler -- 30. The Family with a Preschooler -- 31. The Family With a School-Age Child -- 32. The Family With an Adolescent -- 33. Child Health Assessment -- 34. Communication and Teaching With Children and Families -- Unit VII. The Nursing Role in Supporting the Health of III Children and Their Families -- 35. Nursing Care of the III Child and Family -- 36. Nursing Care of the Child Undergoing Diagnostic Techniques and Other Therapeutic Modalities -- 37. Nursing Care of the Child Undergoing Medication Administration and Intravenous Therapy -- 38. Pain Management in Children -- Unit VIII. The Nursing Role in Restoring and Maintaining the Health of Children and Families With Physiologic Disorders -- 39. Nursing Care of the Child Born With a Physical Developmental Disorder -- 40. Nursing Care of the Child With a Respiratory Disorder -- 41. Nursing Care of the Child With a Cardiovascular Disorder -- 42. Nursing Care of the Child With an Immune Disorder -- 43. Nursing Care of the Child With an Infectious Disorder -- 44. Nursing Care of the Child With a Hematologic Disorder -- 45. Nursing Care of the Child With a Gastrointestinal Disorder -- 46. Nursing Care of the Child With a Renal or Urinary Tract Disorder -- 47. Nursing Care of the Child With a Reproductive Disorder -- 48. Nursing Care of the Child With an Endocrine or Metabolic Disorder -- 49. Nursing Care of the Child With a Neurologic Disorder -- 50. Nursing Care of the Child With a Disorder of the Eyes or Ears -- 51. Nursing Care of the Child With a Musculoskeletal Disorder -- 52. Nursing Care of the Child With a Traumatic Injury -- 53. Nursing Care of the Child With Cancer -- Unit IX. The Nursing Role in Restoring and Maintaining the Health of Children and Families With Mental Health Disorders -- 54. Nursing Care of the Child With a Cognitive or Mental Health Disorder -- 55. Nursing Care of the Family in Crisis: Abuse and Violence in the Family -- 56. Nursing Care of the Family Coping With Long-Term or Terminal Illness.