Includes bibliographical references.

Maternal and child health nursing -- Philosophy of MCN -- Basic concepts in maternal and child nursing -- Menstrual cycle -- Concepts on anatomy and physiology -- Human development -- Care of the patient undergoing assessment of pregnancy -- Common diagnostic procedures in MCN -- Check principle applied in MCN pharmacology -- High risk pregnancy -- Standards on prenatal care -- Loss, grief and bereavement in pregnancy -- Tests for fetal well-being -- Complications in pregnancy -- Ectopic pregnancy -- Hydatidiform mole (Molar pregnancy) -- Bleeding disorders in pregnancy placenta previa -- Abruptio placenta -- Disseminated intravascular coagulation -- Anemias in pregnancy -- Hypertension in pregnancy -- Cardiac disease -- Gestational diabetes -- Chemical use in pregnancy -- Infection in pregnancy -- Malaria -- Hepatitis B -- HIV -- Rubella -- Genital herpes -- Varicella-zoster (Chicken pox) -- Syphilis -- Gonorrhea -- Chlamydia trachomatis -- Moniliasis -- Trichomoniasis -- Problems in labor and delivery -- Premature rupture of membranes -- Preterm labor -- Prolonged pregnancy/postterm pregnancy -- Problems in the mechanisms of labor -- problems in the postpartum period -- Postpartum hemorrhage -- Postpartum infections.