This family‎-focused text that provides comprehensive coverage of maternal‎-newborn nursing and women‎'‎s health with special attention to evidence‎-based practice‎,‎ cultural competence‎,‎ critical thinking‎,‎ professionalism‎,‎ patient education‎,‎ and home/community care‎.‎ Accurate‎,‎ readable‎,‎ personal‎,‎ and engaging‎,‎ OLDS‎'‎ MATERNAL‎-NEWBORN NURSING & WOMEN‎'‎S HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN‎,‎ 9/e reflects a deep understanding of pregnancy and birth as normal life processes‎,‎ and of family members as partners in care‎.‎ This edition includes a deeper discussion of childbirth at risk‎;‎ four new nursing care plans‎;‎ updated coverage of contraception‎,‎ complementary/alternative therapies‎,‎ and much more‎.‎ New teaching features include Professionalism in Practice and Health Promotion Education boxes‎,‎ Clinical Judgment case studies‎,‎ and Critical Thinking questions‎.‎ This edition also aligns more closely with AACN‎'‎s Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice‎.‎