AWHONN's Core Curriculum for Maternal-Newborn Nursing, 6th Edition provides the most up-to-date, accurate information available on today's maternal-newborn nursing practice. Its concise outline format covers concepts of reproduction, fetal development, normal pregnancy, intrapartum and postpartum periods, the normal newborn, complications in the mother and newborn, and ethical issues. With a fresh focus on patient safety and revised case studies, this clinical guide and certification prep tool features AWHONN-endorsed content for the practice of maternal-newborn nursing.



AWHONN-endorsed content makes this the definitive resource to prepare for current practice and specialty nursing certification examinations.

Content updates throughout provide the most current practice guidelines to promote quality care.

Bulleted outline format allows for quick review and reference for the management of pregnant women and their newborns through all stages of care.

Contemporary content covers the full scope of maternal-newborn nursing practice, incorporating information on families, ethics, legal issues, research, case management, genetics, and the transition to home and parenthood.



ENHANCED! Focus on patient safety draws attention to developing expertise related to safe nursing practice.
UPDATED! Case studies and review questions reflect the realities of practice and provide sample questions to help you prepare for certification examinations.
UPDATED! Content on medication safety, including high-alert medications, emphasizes critical drug information that must be considered to provide safe patient care.



Section I: Reproduction: Fetal and Placental Development

Chapter 1 Reproductive Anatomy, Physiology, and the Menstrual Cycle

Chapter 2 Genetics

Chapter 3 Fetal and Placental Development and Functioning



Section 2: Normal Pregnancy

Chapter 4 Perinatal Cultural Diversity

Chapter 5 Physiology of Pregnancy

Chapter 6 Psychology of Pregnancy



Section 3: Maternal Fetal Well-being

Chapter 7 Age-Related Concerns

Chapter 8 Antepartum Fetal Surveillance and Prenatal Diagnosis

Chapter 9 Environmental Hazards



Section 4: Intrapartum Period

Chapter 10 Essential Forces and Factors in Labor

Chapter 11 Normal Childbirth

Chapter 12 Intrapartum Fetal Assessment



Section 5: Postpartum Period

Chapter 13 Physical and Psychologic Changes After Childbirth

Chapter 14 Breastfeeding

Chapter 15 Contraception



Section 6: The Newborn

Chapter 16 Transitional Care of the Newborn

Chapter 17 The Infant at Risk



Section 7: Complications of Childbearing

Chapter 18 Intimate Partner Violence

Chapter 19 Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

Chapter 20 Maternal Infections

Chapter 21 Hemorrhagic Disorders

Chapter 22 Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Chapter 23 Management of Non-Obstetrical Surgery and Trauma in Pregnancy

Chapter 24 Substance Abuse in Pregnancy

Chapter 25 Other Medical Complications

Chapter 26 Labor and Delivery at Risk

Chapter 27 Postpartum Complications



Section 8: Ethics and Issues

Chapter 28 Ethics