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Maternity (Galen College of Nursing)
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, POSTPARTUM ASSESSMENT
Hi, my name is……. I am going to be your nurse today.
WASH HANDS, provide privacy.
Name DOB – Match Armbands
I am here to do your postpartum assessment and a newborn assessment. Is that okay with you?
- Yes
Okay, I’ll go ahead and start with you, mom
- First, I am going to check your breasts
o Assess – soft, nipples are not cracked, not engorged milk
- Are you breastfeeding or bottle-feeding mom?
o Breastfeeding Educate – wear a supportive bra 23 hours a day (milk makes
them heavy, you need support) baby should feed q2-3h, alternate breasts, 15 min
each
▪ Educate Masticitis
• Localized redness, tenderness, flu-like s/s
o Bottle feeding bind the breasts, do not do anything to stimulate your
nipples/breasts (no warm showers)
▪ apply ice packs to constrict milk production.
▪ Do not pump.
▪ Burp baby halfway thru feeding
o Have you thought about birth control yet?
▪ Breastfedding = progesterone only
- Next, I am going to assess your abdomen
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Maternity (Galen College of Nursing)
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, POSTPARTUM ASSESSMENT
Hi, my name is……. I am going to be your nurse today.
WASH HANDS, provide privacy.
Name DOB – Match Armbands
I am here to do your postpartum assessment and a newborn assessment. Is that okay with you?
- Yes
Okay, I’ll go ahead and start with you, mom
- First, I am going to check your breasts
o Assess – soft, nipples are not cracked, not engorged milk
- Are you breastfeeding or bottle-feeding mom?
o Breastfeeding Educate – wear a supportive bra 23 hours a day (milk makes
them heavy, you need support) baby should feed q2-3h, alternate breasts, 15 min
each
▪ Educate Masticitis
• Localized redness, tenderness, flu-like s/s
o Bottle feeding bind the breasts, do not do anything to stimulate your
nipples/breasts (no warm showers)
▪ apply ice packs to constrict milk production.
▪ Do not pump.
▪ Burp baby halfway thru feeding
o Have you thought about birth control yet?
▪ Breastfedding = progesterone only
- Next, I am going to assess your abdomen
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