Superpower your maternal-neonatal skills, with the fully updated Maternal-Neonatal Facts Made Incredibly Quick! (R), 3rd Edition , the indispensable pocket guide that offers at-your-fingertips answers on maternal-neonatal nursing essentials.

Flip quickly to the section on which you need guidance with the help of brightly colored tabs. Then scan the quick-read bulleted text for vital direction on the four stages of labor, interpreting stress test results, Lamaze techniques, interpreting lab values, and more. This handy quick-reference guide offers both classroom and on-the-unit support for nursing students, nurses, and all maternal-neonatal healthcare professionals.

Use this reference for maternal-neonatal assessments, tests, monitoring, and care, with these featues:


NEW and updated bulleted content with quick-read tables, charts, and drawings
Wipeable laminated pages that make notetaking and erasing quick and easy
Pocket-sized, spiral-bound format that offers instant access to expert nursing guidance
Dozens of colorful diagrams, charts, and images that offer practical direction for areas including:

Classifying fetal presentation
Distinguishing between true and false labor
Noting systemic changes in the active phase of labor
Assessing glucose challenge values
Assessing the three categories of pregnancy signs
Distinguishing the signs and symptoms of separation between the placenta and uterine wall
Patient teaching

Easy-to-follow definitions and guidance on areas including:

Internal and external fetal monitoring-reading a fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring strip and identifying FHR patterns
Potential complications of medication administration
Comfort measures in labor
Primary indications for cesarean birth-maternal, placental, and fetal
Understanding lacerations and umbilical cord prolapse
Prenatal care - tak