Prenatal and Postnatal Care: A Woman-CenteredApproach is a comprehensive resource for the care of thepregnant woman before and after birth. Ideal as a graduate text fornewly-qualified adult nurses, family and women's healthpractitioners, and midwives, the book can also be used as anin-depth reference for antenatal and postpartum care for thosealready in practice.Beginning by outlining the physiological foundations of prenataland postnatal care, and then presenting these at an advancedpractice level, the book moves on to discuss preconception andprenatal care, the management of common health problems duringpregnancy, and postnatal care. Each chapter includesquick-reference definitions of relevant terminology and statisticson current trends in prenatal and postnatal care, together withcultural considerations to offer comprehensive management ofindividual patient needs.Written by experts in the field, Prenatal and Postnatal Care:AWoman-Centered Approach, deftly combines thephysiological foundation of prenatal and postnatal care withpractical application for a comprehensive, holistic approachapplicable to a variety of clinical settings.