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POSTPARTUM NURSING CARE AND ASSESSMENT
CARE OF WOMEN AND PEDIATRIC CLIENT
(INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES)
2026 LATEST CASE REVIEWS
Review 2, Week 5: Postpartum and Newborn
Normal Vaginal Delivery and Immediate Newborn Care
Client Profile
Mother:
• Name: Jane Smith
• Age: 27
• Gravida 2, Para 1
• Gestational Age: 39 weeks
• Medical History: Unremarkable prenatal course
• Delivery: Spontaneous vaginal delivery, no complications
Newborn:
• Name: Baby Boy Smith
• Birth Weight: 3,300 grams (7 lb 4 oz)
• Length: 50 cm (19.7 in)
• Apgar Score: 8 at 1 min, 9 at 5 min
• Feeding: Breastfeeding initiated within 1 hour of birth
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• Vital Signs:
o HR: 140 bpm
o RR: 42/min
o Temp: 36.8°C (98.2°F) axillary
o Color: Pink with blue hands and feet
Nursing Interventions Immediately Postpartum
• Dry newborn and stimulate crying
• Suction mouth and nose with bulb syringe (if needed)
• Maintain warmth via skin-to-skin contact and warm
blankets
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• Encourage early breastfeeding
• Ongoing assessment using the APGAR scoring system
• Conduct brief physical assessment and monitor for
normal adaptation to extrauterine life
Continued newborn nursing interventions during the 4th
stage of labor
• Administer Vitamin K IM in vastus lateralis
• Apply erythromycin ophthalmic ointment
Patient Education Provided
• Benefits of skin-to-skin contact
• Proper breastfeeding techniques
• Expected newborn behaviors (reflexes, sleep patterns)
• Umbilical cord care
• Signs of newborn complications (e.g., jaundice,
poor feeding, respiratory distress)
• Importance of follow-up appointments
Scenario Overview:
You are caring for Jane Smith and her newborn son who was
just delivered via spontaneous vaginal delivery (NSVD) at 39
weeks. You are completing the initial newborn assessment
and providing postpartum education to the mother.
POSTPARTUM NURSING CARE AND ASSESSMENT
CARE OF WOMEN AND PEDIATRIC CLIENT
(INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES)
2026 LATEST CASE REVIEWS
Review 2, Week 5: Postpartum and Newborn
Normal Vaginal Delivery and Immediate Newborn Care
Client Profile
Mother:
• Name: Jane Smith
• Age: 27
• Gravida 2, Para 1
• Gestational Age: 39 weeks
• Medical History: Unremarkable prenatal course
• Delivery: Spontaneous vaginal delivery, no complications
Newborn:
• Name: Baby Boy Smith
• Birth Weight: 3,300 grams (7 lb 4 oz)
• Length: 50 cm (19.7 in)
• Apgar Score: 8 at 1 min, 9 at 5 min
• Feeding: Breastfeeding initiated within 1 hour of birth
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• Vital Signs:
o HR: 140 bpm
o RR: 42/min
o Temp: 36.8°C (98.2°F) axillary
o Color: Pink with blue hands and feet
Nursing Interventions Immediately Postpartum
• Dry newborn and stimulate crying
• Suction mouth and nose with bulb syringe (if needed)
• Maintain warmth via skin-to-skin contact and warm
blankets
, 3
• Encourage early breastfeeding
• Ongoing assessment using the APGAR scoring system
• Conduct brief physical assessment and monitor for
normal adaptation to extrauterine life
Continued newborn nursing interventions during the 4th
stage of labor
• Administer Vitamin K IM in vastus lateralis
• Apply erythromycin ophthalmic ointment
Patient Education Provided
• Benefits of skin-to-skin contact
• Proper breastfeeding techniques
• Expected newborn behaviors (reflexes, sleep patterns)
• Umbilical cord care
• Signs of newborn complications (e.g., jaundice,
poor feeding, respiratory distress)
• Importance of follow-up appointments
Scenario Overview:
You are caring for Jane Smith and her newborn son who was
just delivered via spontaneous vaginal delivery (NSVD) at 39
weeks. You are completing the initial newborn assessment
and providing postpartum education to the mother.
