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 Emotional Changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 Exclusive Breastfeeding . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 the Newborn Stomach Size. . . . . . . . . . . 105 Frequently Asked Questions about Breastfeeding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 HandExpression.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 StoringBreastMilk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Milk Storage Guidelines (Full-Term Babies). . .108 Looking Ahead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Baby’s Daily Feeding Log . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Glossary......................111

CordBloodBanking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 PerinealRepair.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 FourthStageofLabor.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 WaterBirth....................62 EmergencyBirth.................63 Chapter 5: Medical Interventions What Are Interventions?. . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Intravenous (IV) Fluids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 PainMedications.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Nitrous Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 Cervical Ripening. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 In the Recovery Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 VaginalBleeding.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 IncisionSite...................76 Post-Surgical Pain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Frequently Asked Questions about Your Cesarean Birth. . . . . . . . . . . 77 Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) . . . . . . .78 Chapter 7: Your New Baby Skin-to-Skin Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 ApgarScore.................. 81 What New Babies Look Like . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Initial Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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

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