MODULE 2: NURSING CARE OF THE POSTPARTUM POSTPARTUM STAGES OF THE BIRTH PROCESS Antepartum – Defines the pregnant women before the onset of labor Intrapartum –time of labor and childbirth Postpartum - 6-8 week time period after delivery of baby and placenta to the return of the reproductive system to the non-pregnant state; often known as 4th stage of labor. It’s a time of great transition as the body is adjusting both physically and psychologically. PHYSIOLOGIC ADAPTATION Involutio...

MODULE 2: NURSING CARE OF THE POSTPARTUM POSTPARTUM STAGES OF THE BIRTH PROCESS Antepartum – Defines the pregnant women before the onset of labor Intrapartum –time of labor and childbirth Postpartum - 6-8 week time period after delivery of baby and placenta to the return of the reproductive system to the non-pregnant state; often known as 4th stage of labor. It’s a time of great transition as the body is adjusting both physically and psychologically. PHYSIOLOGIC ADAPTATION Involution – t...