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, Maternal & ChildNURSING CARE
SIXTH EDITION
Marcia L. London, RN, MSN, APRN, CNS, NNP-BC-E
Senior Clinical Instructor and Director of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program (Ret.)
Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Patricia A. Wieland Ladewig, PhD, RN
Provost Emerita
Regis University
Denver, Colorado
Michele R. Davidson, PhD, CNM, PMHNP, CFN, SANE, FNE, RN
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Leva Psychiatry
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Jane W. Ball, DrPH, RN, CPNP
Vice President for Nursing and Content Development
Triaj, Inc.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Ruth C. McGillis Bindler, PhD, RNC
Professor Emeritus
Washington State University, College of Nursing
Spokane, Washington
Kay J. Cowen, MSN, PED-BC, CNE, ANEF
Clinical Professor
University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Nursing
Greensboro, North Carolina
Laura M. Wisely, MSN, MPH, RN, CPN, NPD-BC
Clinical Instructor
Children’s National Hospital
Washington, D.C.
Robin M. Dawson, PhD, RN, CPNP-PC
Associate Professor
University of South Carolina College of Nursing
Columbia, South Carolina
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, About the Authors
MARCIA L. LONDON received her added a School of Physical Therapy and a School of Pharmacy.
BSN and School Nurse Certificate from In 2009 Dr. Ladewig became Vice President for Academic Affairs,
Plattsburgh State University in Platts- and in 2012 she became Provost at Regis University. She retired in
burgh, New York, and her MSN in 2016. She remains active professionally, serving on the Commu-
pediatrics as a clinical nurse specialist nity Health Values Committee of Centura Health. Her greatest
from the University of Pittsburgh in pleasure comes from her family: son Ryan, his wife Amanda, and
Pennsylvania. She worked as a pediat- grandchildren Reed and Addison; and son Erik, his wife Kedri,
ric nurse and began her teaching career and grandchildren Emma and Camden.
at the Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital
Affiliate Program. Mrs. London began
teaching Pediatric and Maternity Nursing at Beth-El School of MICHELE R. DAVIDSON completed
Nursing and Health Science in 1974 (now part of the University her ADN degree from Marymount Uni-
of Colorado, Colorado Springs) after opening the first intensive versity and worked in multiple wom-
care nursery at Memorial Hospital of Colorado Springs. She has en’s health specialty areas including
served in many faculty positions at Beth-El, including assistant postpartum, newborn nursery, high-
director of the School of Nursing. Mrs. London obtained her risk nursery, labor and delivery, repro-
postmaster’s Neonatal Nurse Practitioner certificate in 1983 and ductive endocrinology, gynecology
subsequently developed the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) medical-surgical, and oncology units
certificate and then the master’s NNP program at Beth-El Col- as a registered nurse while obtaining
lege of Nursing. She is active nationally in neonatal nursing and a BSN from George Mason University
was involved in the development of National Neonatal Nurse (GMU). She earned her MSN and nurse-midwifery certificate
Practitioner educational program guidelines. She is a long-term at Case Western Reserve University and continued to work as
member of AWHONN, an original member of NANN and an a full-scope nurse-midwife for 16 years, delivering over 1,000
educational affiliate member of ACOG. Mrs. London pursued babies during her career as a nurse-midwife. She completed
her interest in college student learning by taking doctoral her PhD in nursing administration and healthcare policy at
classes in higher education administration and adult learning GMU and began teaching there in 1999 while continuing in
at the University of Denver in Colorado. She feels fortunate her role as a nurse-midwife. In 2018, Dr. Davidson earned an
to have been involved in the education of her future NNP col- additional degree as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitio-
leagues and undergraduate education. She retired from active ner (PMHNP). She has an ongoing interest in women’s mental
teaching in 2016 after 47 years. Mrs. London and her husband, health and focuses her research on perinatal and postpartum
David, enjoy reading, travel, and hockey games. They have two mood and anxiety disorders. Dr. Davidson also has an interest
sons: Craig, who lives in Florida with his wife Jennifer (a critical in the care of individuals with disabilities; she has served as
care nurse) and daughter Hannah, works with Internet compa- a member of the Loudoun County Disability Advisory Com-
nies; Matthew works in computer teleresearch. Both are more mittee and is a disability advocate in her community. She was
than willing to give Mom helpful hints about computers. a member of the American College of Nurse-Midwives Cer-
tification Council, the body that writes the national certifica-
tion examination for certified nurse-midwives. Dr. Davidson
PATRICIA A. WIELAND LADEWIG was recently appointed to the Virginia State Maternal Mortal-
received her BS from the College of Saint ity Review Board and has served on several federal task forces
Teresa in Winona, Minnesota; her MSN for the prevention of maternal mortality. She is a member of
from Catholic University of America in numerous editorial and advisory boards and has a passion
Washington, DC; and her PhD in higher for writing. In 2003, Dr. Davidson founded the Smith Island
education administration from the Foundation, a nonprofit organization in which she served as
University of Denver in Colorado. She executive director for 8 years and later held an appointment as
served as an Air Force nurse and discov- the vice-president of Smith Island United, a community advo-
ered her passion for teaching as a fac- cacy group. Dr. Davidson has also completed certifications in
ulty member at Florida State University. lactation consulting, forensic nursing, and as a surgical first
Over the years, she has taught at several schools of nursing. In assistant. In 2012, her book, A Nurse’s Guide to Women’s Mental
addition, she became a women’s health nurse practitioner and Health, won an American Journal of Nursing Book Award. In
maintained a part-time clinical practice for many years. In 1988, her free time, she enjoys spending time with her mother, writ-
Dr. Ladewig became the first director of the nursing program at ing, gardening, Internet surfing, and spending time on Smith
Regis College in Denver. In 1991, when the college became Regis Island with her nurse-practitioner husband, Nathan, and their
University, she became academic dean of the Rueckert-Hartman four children, Hayden, Chloe, Caroline, and Grant. Dr. David-
College for Health Professions. Under her guidance, the School son and her family love the Eastern Shore of Maryland and
of Nursing added a graduate program. In addition, the college Virginia and continue to be part-time residents of Smith Island.
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