Chapter 22

Question 1

Parent-Infant Contact

Answer 1

Early skin-to-skin contact promotes early and effective breastfeeding and facilitate the attachment process

Question 2

Nursing Actions Can Include…

Answer 2

Provide opportunities for parent-infant interaction

Implement strategies to facilitate sibling acceptance

Provide practical suggestions for infant care

Provide anticipatory guidance on what to expect as the infant grows and develops

Provide positive reinforcement for loving and nurturing behaviors with the infant

Closely monitor inappropriate contact

Question 3

Postpartum Blues

Answer 3

Mild depression, early onset, lasts less than 2 weeks

Fatigue, weeping, mood instability, anxiety

Does not affect ability of mother to care for her infant

Self-limiting

Direct cause is unknown

Question 4

Postpartum Depression

Answer 4

Moderate to severe symptoms, prolonged course

Excessive guilt, anxiety, anhedonia, depressed mood, insomnia/hypersomnia, suicidal ideation, and fatigue

Question 5

Postpartum Psychosis

Answer 5

Severe, considered psychiatric emergency, often necessitates hospitalization

Mixed or rapid cycling, agitation, delusions, hallucinations, disorganized behavior, cognitive impairment, and low insight

Question 6

Attachment

Answer 6

Process by which the parent and infant come to love and accept each other

Strengthened through the use of sensual responses or interactions by both partners in the parent-infant interaction