TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Preface xi
 
Introduction 3
 
 
PART I.
 
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
 
CHAPTER    
 
I. Anatomy of the Female Pelvis and Generative Organs 19
 
II. Physiology 45
 
 
PART II.
 
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BABY
 
III. Development of the Ovum, Embryo, Fetus, Placenta, Cord and Membranes 61
 
IV. Physiology of the Fetus 84
 
V. Signs, Symptoms, and Physiology of Pregnancy 93
 
 
PART III.
 
THE EXPECTANT MOTHER
 
VI. Prenatal Care 111
 
VII. Mental Hygiene of the Expectant Mother 145
 
VIII. Preparation of Room, Dressings, and Equipment for Home Delivery 155
 
IX. Complications and Accidents of Pregnancy 164
 
 
PART IV.
 
THE BIRTH OF THE BABY
 
X. Presentation and Position of the Fetus 217
 
XI. Symptoms, Course, and Mechanism of Normal Labor 232
 
XII. Nurse’s Duties During Labor 243
 
XIII. Obstetrical Operations and Complicated Labors 295
 
 
PART V.
 
THE YOUNG MOTHER
 
XIV. Physiology of the Puerperium 317
 
XV. Nursing Care During the Normal Puerperium 323
 
XVII. The Nursing Mother 357
 
XVII. Nutrition of the Mother and Her Baby 368
 
XVIII. Complications of the Puerperium 391
 
 
PART VI.
 
THE MATERNITY PATIENT IN THE COMMUNITY
 
XIX. Organized Prenatal Work 405
 
XX. Care of the Mother and Baby by Visiting Nurses 437
 
 
PART VII.
 
THE CARE OF THE BABY
 
XXI. Characteristics and Development of the Average New-born Baby 451
 
XXII. Nursing Care of the Average New-born Baby 461
 
XXIII. Common Disorders and Abnormalities of Early Infancy 518
 
XXIV. A Final Word 544