HUMAN REPRODUCTION · Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology · Genetics · FETAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT · Fetal Development · Placental Development and Functioning · NORMAL PREGNANCY · Ethnocultural Considerations of the Childbearing Period · Physiology of Pregnancy · Psychology of Pregnancy · MATERNAL-FETAL WELL-BEING · Age-Related Concerns · Diagnostic Evaluations of High-Risk Pregnancies · Nutrition · Environmental Hazards · THE INTRAPARTUM PERIOD · Essential Forces and Factors in Labor · Normal Childbirth · Fetal Assessment · THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD · Physiological and Psychological Adaptation · Breastfeeding · Family Planning · THE NORMAL NEWBORN · Adaptation to Extrauterine Life · Biological and Behavioral Characteristics · COMPLICATIONS OF CHILDBEARING · Domestic Violence in Pregnancy · Hypertensive States of Pregnancy · Maternal Infections · Hemorragic Disorders · Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders · Trauma in Pregnancy · Surgery in Pregnancy · Substance Abuse in Pregnancy · Other Me dical Complications · Labor and Delivery at Risk · Postpartum Complications · COMPLICATIONS OF THE NEWBORN · Risks Associated with Gestational Age and Birth Weight · Respiratory Distress · Hyperbilirubinemia · Sepsis in the Newborn · The Drug-Dependent Newborn · Infant of a Diabetic Mother · Congenital Abnormalities · ETHICS AND ISSUES IN MATERNAL-NEWBORN NURSING · Professional Issues and Ethics.