NR327: Postpartum Assessment EXAM 2025
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When is the Postpartum -Immediately after delivery to 6 weeks after birth
Period?
-Occurs within the first 24-48 hours after delivery
Maternal Role: Dependent -Focus is on the mother + her needs
Phase -Want mother to be comfortable
-Must have an understanding partner
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-Begins day 2 or 3
Maternal Role:
-Focus is on fetus
Dependent-Independent
-Mother will ask questions about baby
Phase
-Best time to teach client + reassure them
-Letting go phase
Maternal Role:
-Focus is on the family
Interdependent Phase
-Mother goes back to her normal routine
Parental/Coparent -Father should do skin-to-skin, eye contact, talk, sing,
Bonding and read to the newborn
-Prolactin allows for milk productions
-Increases 72-96 hours after birth
Breast: Assessment
-Breasts become heavy after milk production
-Assess breast, nipples, any cracks/dryness
-Help with milk expression
-Apply a warm compress before feeding
-Apply cold compress after feeding
Breast: Teaching -Cabbage leaves on breast
-Wear a supportive bra
-No estrogen OCP/can get pregnant
-Milk comes in around day 3-5
-Inflammation of the breast
-Causes flu-like symptoms, redness, warmth,
hard/firmness, + HA
Mastitis
-Treat with antibiotics
-Express milk thru breast pump
-They still can feed baby
-Uterus wants to relax after labor
-Fundus returns to pre-pregnant levels after 6 weeks
Uterus: Assessment
-Make sure bladder is empty beforehand
-Fundal checks
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