Use this outline to guide your study and reading. You should know the concepts outlined. Tip: Write down or type up your understanding of everything outlined for your own records.
Objectives:
- List warning signs of postpartum period
- Understand postpartum physical and emotional changes
- Describe how to treat postpartum discomforts
Study
Book – Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn 2016 edition
- Chapter 10, “What Childbirth Is Really Like”, page 195 to 198
- Chapter 15, “What Life Is Like For a New Parent”, page 322
- Chapter 17, “When Postpartum Becomes Complicated”, page 344
A. Recovery
- Vaginal tears
- Involution
- Afterpains
- Lochia
- Fundal massage
- Hormones of baby
- Hormones of mother
B. Physical Changes
- Circulatory changes
- Abdominal and skin changes
- Hemorrhoids
- Bowel and bladder function
- Perineal care
- Warning signs
C. Self Care
- Nutrition
- Rest
- Exercise
- Support
D. Sex Life
- Lack of interest
- Caregiver’s advice
- Lubricate
- Milk leaking
- Partner’s feelings
E. Postpartum Complications
- Traumatic birth experience
- Episiotomy
- Urinary incontinence
- Fecal incontinence
- Severe anemia
- Hemorrhage
- Back hip pain
- Numbness
- Thyroid
- Gallbladder
- High blood pressure
F. Postpartum Mental Health
- Postpartum depression
- Anxiety and panic disorder
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Bipolar
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Psychosis
Assignment
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