Obgyn Key

14 Sleep and Rest Lynne A. Frost, Catherine E. Burns Every child needs adequate sleep for good health. Without it, serious health and developmental problems may appear. Sleep disturbances may…

41 Environmental Health Issues Catherine E. Burns, Ardys M. Dunn “All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth.” Chief Seattle, The Soul of an…

33 Dental and Oral Disorders Peter M. Milgrom, Donald L. Chi, Ohnmar K. Tut, Mary Ann Draye, Michele E. Acker The mouth serves many functions, including speech, and is richly…

19 Coping and Stress Tolerance Mental Health and Illness Dawn Lee Garzon The term “mental health disorder” describes conditions that affect behavioral, emotional, and neurological development, psychiatric illnesses, and circumstances…

18 Sexuality Teral Gerlt, Catherine G. Blosser, Ardys M. Dunn Sexuality is a multidimensional process that begins at birth. Despite what parents may think, children will become sexual people “with…

42 Complementary Medicine Catherine G. Blosser National dialogue and legislative action occurred in 2010 that addressed health care reform. This reform focused largely on who would pay for health care,…

11 Breastfeeding Pamela J. Hellings Breast milk is the ideal food for newborns and infants and supports infant nutrition essential for optimal growth and development. In addition to healthy nutrition,…

2 Child and Family Health Assessment Catherine E. Burns Family-centered, community-based primary care for children is recognized as the best possible practice model for providing health care services to children…

20 Values and Beliefs Ardys M. Dunn Children’s health and well-being are not determined by physical measures alone. As discussed in previous chapters, being part of a family and community,…

4 Developmental Management in Pediatric Primary Care Anita D. Berry, dawn lee garzon, Barbara Jones Deloian Modern approaches to managing children’s well-being differ dramatically from those that prevailed at the…