Post partum period Flashcards
process of reproductive organs returning to their non pregnant state
Involution
refer to moving from place to place during the first stage of labour that reduces the amount of time a woman spends laying down during this stage
Ambulation
the process of producing and releasing milk from the mammary glands in your breasts
Lactation
Refers to 6 weeks period after birth
Puerperium or postpartum period
failure of reproductive organs returning to their non pregnant state
sub-involution
placental site heals by scaling off of dead tissues
Exfoliation
uterus does not have good muscle tone and consequently relaxes, but uterus is expected to be contracted. If it is relaxed it will feel baggy when palpating the abdomen and could cause post partum hemorrhage.
Atony
How many weeks does involution take place?
6 weeks
Care given after delivery until return to non preg state
Post-partum care
Padede si baby
Baby attaches in the mother’s breast
Latching on
what is the size of uterus after immediate delivery?
reduced to 1000 gms
what is the size of uterus after end of 1st week?
reduced to 500 gms
what is the size of uterus after 6 weeks?
reduced to 50 gms
discharges of uterus
lochia
color of lochia rubra
dark red
color of lochia serosa
pinkish
color of lochia alba
yellowish
duration of lochia serosa
3 to 10 days
duration of lochia rubra
2-3 days
duration of lochia alba
1-2 weeks
what is the 3 proper attachment?
- CHIN of baby touches the mother’s chest
- LOWER LIP turned outward
- baby grasp not only the nipple but also the AREOLA
What is the 3 proper positioning?
- HEAD and LOWER BODY PART must be aligned
- baby is FACING the mother
- tummy to tummy
term for perineum being swollen
edematous
occur when the baby’s head is coming through the vaginal opening and it is either too large for the vagina to stretch around or it is a normal size but the vagina doesn’t stretch easily
laceration
is the first milk your body produces during pregnancy
colostrum
a response from your body that causes breastmilk to flow
let down redlex
when is milk produced?
3rd to 4th day
After 2 weeks hormonal changes go back (T or F)
F, 1 week only
what to give in no output for mother?
diuretic
how long is no output?
12 hrs
Voiding time for mother should be?
after 4 to 6 hrs post partum
When does circulatory system return?
at 1st to 2nd week
Blood loss in NSVD
300-500 ml
blood loss in CS
500-100 ml
for temp, increase on the 1st 24hrs result to?
dehydration
for temp, increase after 24hrs result to?
infection
for temp, increase after 3 to 4 days result to?
milk production
Pulse decrease due to?
CR
What happens to BP of mother?
slightly decrease
2 parts for retrogressive changes
exhaustion, weight loss
Name 5 components for exhaustion
sleeplessness
fetal movements
labor pains
energy expenditures
NPO
