Utilizes the RAM nursing process to promote adaptation in childbearing families. Nursing interventions are based on research findings to maximize the childbearing family's physiologic-physical, self-concept-group identity, role function, and interdependence modes. Focus on adaptive and ineffective humanresponses seen in pregnancy and the childbearing process. Physiological and behavioral deviations associated with ineffective human adaptive responses seen in compensatory and/or compromised health states are examined. Clinical experiences occur in a variety of health care settings. Prerequisites: completion of 300-level Nursing courses; Corequisites: NURS 425, 430 or NURS 425, 470, 480