Leifer's Introduction to Maternity & Pediatric Nursing in Canada
Author:Lisa Keenan-Lindsay Gloria Leifer
Edition:1st Edition
Care of women, newborns, and children is presented within a Canadian health care context, emphasizing family-centered practice and developmental care across the lifespan. It connects pregnancy, birth, and pediatric growth with clinical nursing interventions, while addressing complications, chronic conditions, and the unique physical, emotional, and social needs of patients and families.

Chapters
- Chapter 1: Perinatal & Pediatric Nursing in Canada:→
- Chapter 2: Women’s Health Care & the Nurse’s Role→
- Chapter 3: Fetal Development & Prenatal Growth→
- Chapter 4: Prenatal Care & Adaptations to Pregnancy→
- Chapter 5: Complications During Pregnancy: Nursing Care→
- Chapter 6: Labour & Birth: Nursing Care of Mother & Infant→
- Chapter 7: Pain Management During Labour & Birth→
- Chapter 8: Complications During Labour & Birth→
- Chapter 9: Postpartum Care of the Woman & Family→
- Chapter 10: Postpartum Complications & Nursing Care→
- Chapter 11: The Term Newborn: Assessment & Care→
- Chapter 12: High-Risk Newborns & Neonatal Care→
- Chapter 13: Growth, Development & Nutrition→
- Chapter 14: The Infant: Growth, Development & Care→
- Chapter 15: The Toddler: Growth, Development & Care→
- Chapter 16: The Preschool Child: Growth & Nursing Care→
- Chapter 17: The School-Age Child: Growth & Development→
- Chapter 18: The Adolescent: Growth, Health & Nursing Care→
- Chapter 19: The Child’s Experience of Hospitalization→
- Chapter 20: Health Care Adaptations for Child & Family→
- Chapter 21: Complementary & Alternative Therapies in Pediatrics→
- Chapter 22: Chronic Conditions & Pediatric Palliative Care→
- Chapter 23: Eye, Ear & Neurologic Conditions in Children→
- Chapter 24: Musculoskeletal Conditions & Pediatric Trauma→
- Chapter 25: Respiratory Conditions in Children→
- Chapter 26: Cardiovascular Conditions in Children→
- Chapter 27: Hematologic & Lymphatic Conditions in Children→
- Chapter 28: Gastrointestinal Conditions in Children→
- Chapter 29: Genitourinary Conditions in Children→
- Chapter 30: Skin Conditions in Pediatric Nursing→
- Chapter 31: Metabolic & Endocrine Conditions in Children→
- Chapter 32: Childhood Communicable Diseases & Immunization→
- Chapter 33: Emotional & Behavioural Conditions in Children→
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- Davis Advantage for Maternal-Newborn Nursing: Critical Components of Nursing CareConnie Durham, Roberta; Chapman, Linda; Miller · 4th Edition→
- Davis Advantage for Pediatric Nursing: Critical Components of Nursing CareKathryn Rudd · 3rd Edition→
- Essentials of Maternity, Newborn, and Women's Health NursingSusan Ricci · 4th Edition→
- Essentials of Pediatric NursingTheresa Kyle, Susan Carman · Fourth Edition→
- Foundations of Maternal-Newborn and Women's Health NursingSharon Smith Murray C, Emily Slone McKinney C · 7th Edition→