Basic Maternal/Newborn Nursing

Pamela Shapiro, BSN, ARNP, is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practioner, specializing in OB-GYN. She has extensive experience as a Childbirth Educator.

THE BEGINNING OF LIFE: The Continuum: Maternal-Newborn-Pediatric Nursing. The Female Reproductive System. Conception. Fetal Development. PREGNANCY AND PRENATAL CARE: Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy. Nursing Care and Medical Supervision. Normal Pregnancy. Assessing Fetal Well-Being. LABOR AND DELIVERY: The Stages and Mechanism of Labor and Delivery. Management of the Patient in Labor. Fetal Monitoring. Pain Relief for Labor and Delivery. Nursing Care in Delivery. Complications of Labor and Delivery. THE POSTPARTAL PERIOD: Postpartum Care. Family Planning. Characteristics and Care of the Neonate. Feeding the Newborn. Disorders of the Neonate.