Essentials of Maternal-Child Nursing (Nursing CEU Course)

Covers a wide range of issues from before conception to adolescence and on through the reproductive years of the parents. Focuses on the areas of epidemiology and bedside care.

Course Objectives:

Discuss current trends in maternal-newborn healthcare

Recognize major maternal physiological and psychological changes during and after pregnancy

Identify methods and philosophies for providing effective prenatal education

Identify the principles of delivery management for vaginal and cesarean births

Specify methods of pain relief that are most effective during labor and delivery

Indicate advantages and disadvantages of breastfeeding