Download or read book Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health Nursing written by Susan A. Orshan and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2008 with total page 1186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new book will be a core text for undergraduate Maternity/Newborn courses. It also will work for courses emphasizing Women's Health across the lifespan. Coverage includes core content on preconception, pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. In addition, the text focuses on important topics throughout a woman's life: health promotion, nutrition, medical issues, psychosocial issues, sexuality, family, fertility control and issues, menopause, and aging. While other texts touch on the different stages of a woman's lifespan, this book provides more detail and information in areas outside the average maternity text.