AWHONN's Perinatal Nursing, 4th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781609136222 ISBN-10: 1609136225 Copyright: 2014 Edition: 4th Editors: Simpson, Kathleen Rice, Creehan, Pat A., Doody's Expert Review    Score: 95 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Michele Davidson,  PhD, CNM, CFN,   (George Mason University College of Health and Human Services) Description This is a comprehensive guide to perinatal nursing and the components needed to adequately care for women and childbearing families. Purpose The authors intend to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based reference for nurses caring for childbearing families in the perinatal period. This is an excellent resource that meets the objectives. Audience Written for a nursing audience, advanced practice nurses and other obstetrical care providers could benefit from this book. The authors are well respected and make a significant contribution to the body of literature in this field. Features The book covers safety issues and spans the pregnancy, labor and birth, postpartum, and newborn periods. Concise tables and labeled displays highlight important information. There are a limited number of photos, but they are well placed and necessary to illustrate the content. The authors cover physical variations, but fail to address any psychological variations in the childbearing years. Postpartum depression is listed only in two tables and the book lacks discussion of other perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Assessment This is an important reference that is both complete and concise. Readers wishing more detailed anatomy and physiology would need to turn to a different source. This could not be used in place of an undergraduate nursing maternity book, but it is a good reference that would make an excellent companion. The evidence-based approach it takes is imperative in modern books. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 4 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 4 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.