HDFS 2113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Postpartum Depression, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Low Birth Weight
20 Mar 2017
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Analgesics can help a mother relax, while anesthesia is a stronger painkiller that blocks sensations. They can be performed for several reasons that would otherwise endanger the health of the baby or the mother. Both mothers and fathers can participate: massage therapy, birth weight is the best available predictor of infant survival and healthy development, touch is an important form of stimulation. Postpartum period: period after childbirth that lasts until the mother"s body has completed its adjustment and has returned to a nearly prepregnant state, adjustments needed are physical, emotional, and psychological, physical adjustments include fatigue and hormonal changes. Hormones take time to return to normal levels huge issue for the first several weeks after delivery. With the new baby needing to be fed every few hours, there"s little time for the new mother to: postpartum depression strong feelings of sadness, anxiety, or despair.
