POST PARTUM 1 Flashcards
Post partum is the __________ period after childbirth
6 week
Meaning of latin word “puer”
child
meaning of latin word “parere”
to bring forth
Puerperium is in the _____trimester of pregnancy
4th
in what phase of Puerperium includes:
-time of reflection
-being passive dependent
-birth experience
taking in phase
in what phase of Puerperium includes:
-initiates action
-greater independence
-ideal for teaching
taking hold
in what phase of Puerperium includes:
-giving up old roles, previous lifestyle, ideal birth experience
-readjustment of relationship
Letting go
feeling abandoned & less important after giving birth
e.g woman as center of attention to baby as everyone’s interest
abandonment
______________ in baby in terms of the baby’s sex, size or look may be experienced by parents or partners
Disappointment
conflicting feelings of joy & emotional letdown during first few weeks after birth
Postpartum blues
other name of postpartum blues
baby blues
Postpartum blues is evidenced by:
by tearfulness, feelings of inadequacy, mood lability, anorexia & sleep disturbance
Mood elation, depression may caused by
Fluctuating hormones
response to dependence
low self-esteem
exhaustion
being away from home
physical discomfort
tension engendered by assuming a new role
Not having support from the partner
when anticipatory stage occurs?
during pregnancy
what woman look for during anticipatory stage of pregnancy?
role models, specially her mother
this is the stage that begins when the child is born
formal stage
in what stage include that the woman is still influenced by the guidance of others and
tries to act as she believes other expect hear to act
formal stage
begins when the mother begins to make her own choices about mothering
informal stage
begins when mother develop her own style of mothering and find ways of functioning that work well for her
informal stage
final stage of maternal role attainment
personal stage
when the women reaches and comfortable with the notion of herself as a mother
personal stage
Influence factors regarding success in attaining the maternal role
Social support
Age
Personality traits
Marital relationships
Anxiety / Depression
Previous child care skills
Temperament of infant
Socio-economic status
childless or parent of one to new role as parents
transition
what are the four stages of psychological adjustment of maternal role attainment
- anticipatory
- formal
- informal
- personal
Challenges of the Post partum Women;
Finding _____________ for themselves
Feelings of _________________
Fatigue
Feeling of ________________
Finding time for their ________________ children
Infant’s _____________
time
incompetence
responsibility
older
behavior
reduction in size & return of uterus to a nonpregnant state
involution
two main process involved in involution
Sealing of placenta site
Reduction of organ to approximate pregestational size
wt. of uterus immediately after birth
1000g
wt. of uterus at the end of 1st week
500g
wt. of uterus in complete involution
50g
how many weeks for complete involution happen?
6 weeks
complete involution is similar to its ___________ wt.
pre pregnant
after birth the fundus it at level of the _____________ where it remains for 24 hrs
umbilicus
what is the normal condition of the uterine atony
contracted