HealthPartners - Preparing for childbirth

Rooming-In......................................86 SafeSleepandSIDS.............................87 Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby) .. . . . . . . . . . 88 CarSeatsandSafety.............................89 HotCarWarning.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Baby’s Health Warning Signs.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Chapter 8: Postpartum Care ComingHome................................... 91 PhysicalChanges................................92 Vaginal Discharge (Lochia). . . . . . . . . . . 92 Bladder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 BowelMovements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Hemorrhoids.................. 93 Self-Care......................................... 93 PerinealCare..................94 BathsandShowers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 MenstrualCycle.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 ResumingSex..................94 ManagingPain..................................95 RatingYourPain.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 EmotionalChanges..............................96 PostpartumBlues .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Handling Postpartum Blues. . . . . . . . . . 96 Postpartum Depression and Anxiety. . . . . . 97 Postpartum Psychosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Postpartum Warning Signs. . . . . . . . . . . 99 Chapter 9: Breastfeeding Benefits of Breastfeeding.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 ExclusiveBreastfeeding.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 YourBreasts...................101 MakingMilk..................................... 101 FeedingYourBaby............................. 102 FeedingCues ................102 Breastfeeding Positions. . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Latch-On....................104 Baby-Led Latch (Biological Nursing). . . . . 104 ClusterFeeding.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 HowMuchBabiesEat.. . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Approximate Milk Volumes and theNewbornStomachSize.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Frequently Asked Questions aboutBreastfeeding...........................106 HandExpression............................... 107 StoringBreastMilk.............................108 Milk Storage Guidelines (Full-Term Babies). . 108 LookingAhead.................................109 Baby’sDailyFeedingLog.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Glossary......................................... 111

CordBloodBanking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 PerinealRepair.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 FourthStageofLabor...........................62 WaterBirth...................................... 62 EmergencyBirth................................63 Chapter 5: Medical Interventions WhatAreInterventions?.........................64 Intravenous (IV) Fluids. . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 PainMedications................................65 NitrousOxide..................65 Analgesics-Narcotics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 LocalAnesthesia.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 EpiduralBlock................. 66 SpinalBlock.................. 66 GeneralAnesthesia.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 FetalMonitoring.................................67 External Fetal Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 InternalMonitors.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 InducedLabor...................................69 Pregnancy Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 CervicalRipening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Stripping the Membranes. . . . . . . . . . . 70 Nipple Stimulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Artificial Membrane Rupture. . . . . . . . . . 70 Pitocin......................70 AssistedBirth.................................... 71 Chapter 6: Cesarean Birth ReasonsforaCesarean..........................72 Prolonged (Stalled) Labor. . . . . . . . . . . . 72 FetalDistress..................72 Medical Complications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 PreparingforSurgery...........................74 IntheRecoveryRoom.......................... 75 VaginalBleeding.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 IncisionSite...................76 Post-SurgicalPain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Frequently Asked Questions about Your Cesarean Birth. . . . . . . . . . . 77 Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) .. . . . . . . . . . . 78 Chapter 7: Your New Baby Skin-to-SkinContact............................80 ApgarScore...................81 WhatNewBabiesLookLike.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 InitialProcedures...............................84 EyeTreatment.................84 VitaminK....................84 Identification and Security. . . . . . . . . . . 84 HealthScreening................................84 Metabolic Screening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 HearingScreening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Pulse Oximetry Screening for Heart Disease. . 85 Jaundice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 AFTER YOU GIVE BIRTH