Project Gutenberg 2019-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 255 Van Blarcom, Carolyn Conant 1875 1961 Blarcom, Carolyn Conant van Obstetrical Nursing A Text-Book on the Nursing Care of the Expectant Mother, the Woman in Labor, the Young Mother and Her Baby Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Obstetrical Nursing" by Carolyn Conant Van Blarcom is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a comprehensive textbook aimed at educating nurses in the specialized field of obstetrical nursing, particularly focusing on the care of expectant mothers, labor processes, and the newborn. It provides detailed guidance on the complexities of maternal and infant health, emphasizing the importance of cleanliness, watchfulness, adaptability, and sympathy in nursing practices. The opening of the text outlines the author's motivation and objectives in writing the book, noting the importance of a broad understanding of obstetrical practices amongst nurses. Van Blarcom discusses the common confusion faced by nurses trained under disparate obstetric approaches and expresses her desire to provide a comprehensive overview that may help standardize care. She defines the structure of the book and highlights its division into seven parts, covering anatomy, physiology, prenatal care, labor assistance, postpartum care, and the early stages of infant care. The introduction sets a serious tone, underlining the critical need for improved maternal and infant healthcare practices to prevent unnecessary mortality and morbidity during childbirth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Pregnancy Infants -- Care Maternity nursing RG Text Category: Health & Medicine 1327089 2025-07-23T12:30:29.350246 text/html 1308094 2019-04-09T09:44:54 text/html 10562961 2025-07-23T12:30:51.891152 application/epub+zip 10577772 2025-07-23T12:30:34.339225 application/epub+zip 521736 2025-07-23T12:30:31.861229 application/epub+zip 10897731 2025-07-23T12:31:02.859044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10868849 2025-07-23T12:30:48.776134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 836718 2022-09-26T21:46:31.648763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1082925 2025-07-23T12:30:25.167238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1083224 2019-04-09T09:44:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18775 2025-07-23T12:31:03.053045 application/rdf+xml 11852 2025-07-23T12:30:32.085190 image/jpeg 2208 2025-07-23T12:30:31.976181 image/jpeg 366346 2019-04-09T09:45:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 10424041 2019-04-09T09:45:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 10493461 2025-07-23T12:30:29.928190 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia