2.0

credits

Average Course Rating

The course introduces the student to contemporary perspectives of health care of women during normal pregnancy, the intrapartal and postpartal periods. Course content will incorporate the growth and development of the fetus and the needs of the mother for health teaching and nutritional care during the entire childbearing experience. Emphasis is placed on the nursing aspects of care for the mother and her infant within the family context. Health problems, ethical and contemporary issues related to pregnancy and selected high-risk situations will be addressed. Maternal-infant interaction and family bonding will be emphasized. Continuity of care is stressed as th emother and child return to the home and the community. Prerequisites: NR.110.303-315