This document discusses key topics related to maternal, newborn, and child health including the history and evolution of related nursing, comparing past and present definitions of health and illness, factors that affect maternal and child health, the role of family structures on women and children's health, societal and cultural influences, access and barriers to healthcare, and ethical and legal issues in caring for women, children, and families.

1. 1. What are the key milestones in the history of maternal,
newborn, and child health and health care.
2. Discuss the evolution of maternal, newborn, and pediatric
nursing.
3. Compare the past definitions of health and illness with the
current definitions, as well as the measurements used to assess
health and illness in children.
4. What are the factors that affect maternal and child health?
5. Differentiate the structures, roles, and functions of the family
and how they affect the health of women and children.
6. Evaluate how society and culture can influence the health of
women, children, and families.
7. Examine access and barriers to health care and its effect on
women, children, and family’s health.
8. Identify the ethical and legal issues that may arise when
caring for women, children, and families.