Women's Health During and After Pregnancy: A Theory-Based Study of Adaptation to Change

by Lorraine Tulman DNSc, RN, FAAN, Jacqueline Fawcett PhD, ScD (hon), RN, FAAN, ANEF

Overview

This book describes the results of the authors' NIH-funded study of more than 200 women during pregnancy and postpartum. Their Theory of Adaptation during Childbearing, presented in the book and derived from the Roy Adaptation Model, views this period as a time of profound change requiring considerable adaptation. Many aspects of pregnancy and postpartum are discussed, including physical and psychosocial health, functional status, and family relationships. Implications for nursing practice, and recommendations are included. This book was written for nursing and medical students, maternal-child health nurses, midwives, and social workers, obstetricians, pediatricians, and policy makers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826119957
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/30/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Lorraine Tulman, DNSc, RN, FAAN, is an Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of nursing.

Jacqueline Fawcett, PhD, ScD (Hon), RN, FAAN, ANEF, is a professor in the University of Massachusetts at Boston Department of Nursing.

Table of Contents

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Part I: Introduction

1. A Theory of Adaptation During Childbearing

Part II: Adaptation During Pregnancy

2. Physical Health and Functional Status During Pregnancy
3. Weight Gain and Functioning During Pregnancy
4. Anticipating Delivery and Motherhood

Part III: Adaptation After Delivery

5. Physical Health and Functional Status During the Postpartum
6. Changes in Womenís Weight After Delivery
7. Feelings about Motherhood, Family Relationships, and Functional Status

Part IV: What Women Need During the Childbearing Period

8. Looking Back at Childbearing: Womenís Recommendations
9. Recommendations for Practice and Policy

Part V: Conclusion

10. Revisiting the Theory of Adaptation During Childbearing

Appendix

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