AWHONN's High-Risk and Critical Care Obstetrics

Part I: Foundations for Practice

1. Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
Patricia M. Witcher and Michael K. Lindsey

2. Improving Maternal Outcomes
Patricia M. Witcher, Cynthia Chazotte, and Bonnie Flood Chez

3. Critical Care Obstetrics Capabilities: Development Strategies
Suzanne McMurtry Baird and Stephanie Martin

4. Simulation-Based Training
Julie M. R. Arafeh and Gillian Abir

5. Adverse and Sentinel Maternal Events: Effective Follow-Up
Treasa Chidester and Nan Hess-Eggleston

Part II: Clinical Practice Adjuncts

6. Hemodynamic and Oxygen Transport Assessment During Pregnancy
Nan H. Troiano and Suzanne McMurtry Baird

7. Mechanical Ventilation During Pregnancy
Nan H. Troiano and Venkata D. P. Bandi

8. Critical Pharmacologic Agents
Suzanne McMurtry Baird and Michael A. Belfort

9. Volume Resuscitation and Blood Component Therapy
Donna Ruth and Cornelia R. Graves

Part III: Clinical Application

10. Hypertension in Pregnancy
Patricia M. Witcher and Shailen S. Shah

11. Maternal Cardiac Disorders
Cynthia Krening, Nan H. Troiano, and Shailen S. Shah

12. Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy
Brian A. Mason and Carol Burke

13. Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
Patricia M. Witcher and Lewis Hamner III

14. Obstetric Triage Tools
Catherine Ruhl

15. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Patricia M. Witcher and Cornelia R. Graves

16. Acute Kidney Injury
Betsy Babb Kennedy

17. Maternal Obesity
Jennifer Dalton and Stacy Strehlow

18. Morbidly Adherent Placenta
Suzanne McMurtry Baird and Karin Fox

19. Obstetric Hemorrhage
Beth McGovern, Debra Bingham, and Gary A. Dildy, III

20. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Pregnancy
Melissa C. Sisson and Lewis Hamner III

21. Sepsis in Pregnancy
Kellie N. Brown and Sonya S. Abdel-Razeq

22. Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Susan Drummond and Edward R. Yeomans

23. Trauma in Pregnancy
Donna Ruth and Hugh E. Mighty

24. Anesthesia Emergencies in the Obstetric Setting
Patricia M. Witcher and Justin C. Scott

25. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pregnancy
Julie M. R. Arafeh and Gillian Abir

Part IV: Practice Resources

Valerie Yates Huwe, Andrea Lorraine Puck, Julie Vasher, Suzanne McMurtry Baird, Patricia M. Witcher, and Nan H. Troiano

Appendix A. Guidelines for the Care of Patients with Hypertension During Pregnancy
Appendix B. Guidelines for the Care of Obstetric Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Appendix C. Guidelines for the Care of hte Obstetric Patient with a Morbidly Adherent Placenta
Appendix D. Guidelines for the Care of Patients with Obstetric Hemorrhage
Appendix E. Massive Transfusion Protocol - Blood Replacement Therapy
Appendix F. Guidelines for Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring and Intra-arterial Catheter
Appendix G. Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Central Hemodynamic Monitoring
Appendix H. Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
Appendix I. Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Trauma Patient
Appendix J. Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Transport

 

Develop top-level guidelines for high-risk and critically ill pregnant women with AWHONN High-Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics, 4th Edition, an official publication of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).

This comprehensive analysis of critical care obstetrics concepts offers summary of research findings and top-notch clinical expertise. Made for perinatal clinicians who provide care to pregnant women with high-risk or critical care conditions, this is the expert guidance you need to navigate complex patient conditions and promote safe, effective perinatal care.

Grow your knowledge base with current clinical guidance on high-risk and critical care obstetrics …

• All content fully updated - new chapters on maternal morbidity and mortality, strategies to improve maternal outcomes, critical care development strategies, volume resuscitation, triage, morbidly adherent placenta, and more
• Most chapters written by nurse and physician author teams demonstrating effective collaborative care
• Practical guidance on obstetric patient assessment and triage
• Proven care management insights on handling clinical conditions such as mechanical ventilation during pregnancy, anesthesia emergencies, pharmacologic treatments, hypertension in pregnancy, cardiac and pulmonary disorders in pregnancy, diabetic ketoacidosis and continuous insulin infusion management in pregnancy, acute kidney injury, and more
• Sample clinical care guidelines address Preeclampsia/Eclampsia, Massive Transfusion, Morbidly Adherent Placenta, and more
• Up-to-date summary of research on maternal morbidity and mortality factors - leading causes, life-threatening childbirth conditions, racial disparities, and preventability
• Thorough pathophysiology information that details interventions needed for a wide range of obstetric disorders
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About the Clinical Editors

Nan H. Troiano, RN, MSN, is Consultant, Perinatal Nursing, High Risk and Critical Care Obstetrics, Interim Leader, Women and Infants Clinical Service Departments, Arley, Alabama

Patricia M. Witcher, MSN, RNC-OB, is Clinical Outcomes Manager of Women’s Services at Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia.

Suzanne McMurtry Baird, DNP, RN, is Nursing Director of Clinical Concepts in Obstetrics, LLC, Maternal Director of Quality Improvement at Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care, and Staff Nurse in Labor and Delivery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.