Module 17 Part 1 Flashcards
Puer means
Child
Parere means
To bring fourth
6 week period after childbirth
Postpartal Period/ Puerperium
Another term for Postpartal period
Puerperium
The fourth trimester of pregnancy
Postpartal Period / Puerperium
Looking directly at her new born
En face position
Father’s staring at the NB for long time
Engrossment
Mother and child are together 24h day
Complete rooming in
Infant remains in the woman room MOST OF THE TIME
Partial Rooming In
2nd, 3rd postpartal day or within 1st two weeks
Pospartal blues / Baby blues
Reduction in the size of the uterus after delivery to prepregnant size
Involution
The top portion of the uterus
Fundus
An indicator of involution
Fundus
What is the total volume of lochia
240-270 ml
Types of Lochia
Lochia Rubra
Lochia Serosa
Lochia Alba