The only comprehensive source of current, evidence-based guidelines for nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and other health professionals who provide prenatal and postpartum care in outpatient settings, this clinical reference covers the latest health care guidelines.

Table of Contents

• About
• Contributor
• Preface
• PART I: GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION FOR PREGNANCY
• 1. Preconception Counseling and Care Barron Mary Lee
• 2. Screening for Genetic Disorders and Genetic Counseling—Preconception and Early Pregnancy Cibulka Nancy J.
• PART II: GUIDELINES FOR ROUTINE PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM CARE
• 3. The First Prenatal Visit Barron Mary Lee
• 4. Ongoing Prenatal Care Barron Mary Lee
• 5. Medication Use in Pregnancy Barron Mary Lee
• 6. Antenatal Fetal Surveillance Cibulka Nancy J.
• 7. Postpartum Care in the Ambulatory Setting Cibulka Nancy J.
• 8. Postpartum Complications Cibulka Nancy J.
• PART III: GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF COMMON PROBLEMS OF PREGNANCY
• 9. Oral Health and Oral Health Problems in Pregnancy Cibulka Nancy J.
• 10. Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy Cibulka Nancy J.
• 11. Respiratory Illness During Pregnancy: Upper Respiratory Infection, Influenza, and Asthma Cibulka Nancy J.
• 12. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnancy Barron Mary Lee
• 13. Vaginitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Barron Mary Lee
• 14. Dermatoses of Pregnancy Cibulka Nancy J.
• PART IV: GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF SELECTED COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY
• 15. Bleeding and Pregnancy Loss Barron Mary Lee
• 16. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Barron Mary Lee
• 17. Obesity and Pregnancy Barron Mary Lee
• 18. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Cibulka Nancy J.
• 19. Preterm Labor Cibulka Nancy J.
• 20. HIV-1 and Pregnancy: Screening, Diagnosis, and Management Cibulka Nancy J.
• 21. Zika Virus and Pregnancy Cibulka Nancy J.
• 22. Disaster Planning for Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Their Infants Cibulka Nancy J. and Colby Fischer Anna J.
• APPENDICES
• A. Patient Resources and Instructions Cibulka Nancy J. and Barron Mary Lee
• B. Screening Tools Barron Mary Lee
• C. Common Approach to HIV Testing in Pregnancy for Barnes–Jewish Hospital: A Consensus of the HIV Perinatal Working Group of Washington University School of Medicine Cibulka Nancy J.
• D. Federal Employment Laws on Work Break Barron Mary Lee