title: Mitral stenosis: implications for critical care obstetric nursing.
abstract: Pregnancy complicated by mitral stenosis poses a significant risk for maternal morbidity and mortality. The perinatal nurse is challenged to use obstetric and cardiac physiologic principles in planning and guiding care during the intrapartum period. Nursing assessments and interventions based on these principles promote positive outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D011292:Premedication