Evolution & Concepts of

Nursing Care for Mother and

Infant

Prepare by: Ruffel Joy Cometa-Manalo, BSN, RN, MN

2009

Contents:
Evolution and concepts of mother and
infant nursing care
Factors influencing mother and infant
health status
Role of nurses in mother and infant
nursing care management
Laws related to nursing care
management
Mother and Infant vita statistics

Objectives:
Describe the nature and scope of maternal
and child health nursing
Describe solution, principles, roles and
responsibilities of mother and infant nursing
care management
Discuss common standards of maternal and
child health nursing
Identify factors affecting mother and infant
health status
Cite laws related to mother and infant
nursing care management

Importance:
Birth is the most emotional, dramatic and
awe inspiring
Birth is a familiar affair, and the reproductive
health of the total family is the cornerstone
on which a healthy society rests
Nursing care of mother and infant includes
not only anatomical and physiological
adaptations to human reproduction but also
of human growth and development complex,
interdependent relationships to the total
society

Cont
Knowledge: Anatomy & Physiology of the
reproductive organs
Development of the unborn child from the
concept of birth
Factors: His or her heritage, prenatal
environment, care during birth process and
care during infancy and childhood
The extent to which the structure and
functions of the family as it relates to the
large society, influence the behavior and
health of the childbearing family