PP Care Flashcards
How long puerperium
6 weeks
Return reproductive organ normal state
involution
care given to mother during reparative process
Post Partum Care
What position to uterus normal position
Prone knee chest
Who feel more after birth pains?
Multiparous mother
Management for after birth pain
Dont apply warm compress
Analgesic
Normal pain til 3 days
Uterine discharges of lochia
Decidua, WBC, blood mucus, & some bacteria
Position for perineal region pain
sim’s position
Perineal pain mgmt (4)
Warm Sitz bath BID
Perineal Lamp
Topical Analgesic
Oral “
When resume of sexual activity?
3-4 weeks PP
Decrease of sexual reaction til when?
3 mos
When will mens return if mother is BFing
3-4 mos
When will mens return if not BFing
8 weeks
How much blood volume is the increase during pregnancy?
30-50%
When does the vascukar change return to normal?
during placental delivery
5-10 mins
WBC increases upto
20-30K/mm3
Pp mother must ambulate during when after birth?
4-8 hours
PPD 1 exercises
kegal’s and abdominal breathing
PPD 2 exercise
chin-to-chest
Exercise when the perineum has already healed?
knee-to-abdomen
When does the normal blood value return to prenatal level?
3 or 4th week PP
Management for difficulty of voiding (3)
CR listen to running water sound
Warm then cold water on the vulva
Catheterization (
when will diuresis expereinced of urinary changes
12 hours WITHIN!!
What are the changes in VS
and WHY
T -
PR -
BP & RR -
T - increase (dehydrating fx)
PR - decreases, may experience bradycardia 50-70 bpm (6-8 days common)
BP & RR no change
