Healthcare professionals should have sufficient time, as a priority, to give support to a woman and baby during initiation and continuation of breastfeeding.
Information and Community Support:
Group based parent-training programs
- Promote emotional attachment
- Improve parenting skills
- Should be easily accessible
Maintaining Infant Health:
- Relevant and timely information
- Enable parents to promote their babies health and well being
- How to recognize and respond to problems
Physical Examination and Maintenance of Health:
- Perineal care
- Headache
- Fatigue
- Constipation
- Hemorrhoids
- Urinary retention
- Urinary incontinence
Management of Life-Threatening Conditions:
- Women should be advised of the signs and symptoms of potentially life-threatening conditions
- When to contact their healthcare professional
- Or call for emergency help if any signs and symptoms occur
Mental Health and Well-Being:
- Assess emotional well-being
- Family and social support
- Coping strategies
- Changes in mood
- Emotional state
- Behaviors that are outside fo the woman's normal pattern
Education on a Safe Environment:
References:
National Collaborating Center for Primary Care. Postnatal care. Routine postnatal care of women and their babies. London (England): Royal College of General Practitioners; 2006 Jul. 392p. [488 references]
Perry, S., Hockenberry, M., Lowdermilk, D., & Wilson, D. (2009). Maternal child nursing care. Maryland Heights, New Jersey: Mosby
Tucker. (2009). Postpartum care [Patient Care Standards: Collaborative Planning & Nursing Interventions]. Retrieved from http://www.nursingconsult.com/das/book/191685071-4/view/1337/205.html/4-u1.0-BO-323-00996-4..50015-0--f7?sid=974844369&SEQNO=bbSearchType=&image_search=true
Submitted by: Shanna Anderson
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