MemorialCare - Your Guide to Postpartum and Newborn Care

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Your Guide to Postpartum and Newborn Care	I
Delivering Healthy & Happy Babies	II
Cherese Mari Laulhere BirthCare Center	II
Neonatal Intensive Care Units	II
Postpartum Care	II
Birth Parent Couplet Care	II
Your Guide to Postpartum and Newborn Care	1
Table of Contents	2
Part 1: Caring for Yourself	3
Before You Go Home	4
Rest & Sleep	4
Avoiding Falls	4
Physical Changes	5
Uterus	5
Vaginal Bleeding (Lochia)	5
Infection (Sepsis)	5
Postpartum Hemorrhage	5
Bladder	5
Bowels	7
Hemorrhoids	7
Pelvic Floor	7
After Vaginal Birth	8
Perineum	8
Perineal Care	8
Moving Around	8
Showers & Baths	8
After Cesarean Birth	9
Incision Closure Options	9
Dressing Options	9
Wound Closure	9
Incision Care	10
Showers & Baths	10
Gas Pain	10
Cesarean Pain	10
Moving Around	11
Managing Pain	12
Natural Techniques	12
Pain Medication	12
Possible Complications	13
Heart Issues	13
Blood Clot in Leg	13
Postpartum Preeclampsia	13
Self-Care	14
Sleep	14
Skin	14
Hair	14
Varicose Veins	15
Menstrual Cycle	15
Pregnancy Spacing	15
Sexual Activity	15
Healthy Habits	16
Physical Activity	16
Follow-up Care	16
Emotional Challenges	17
Postpartum Blues	17
Perinatal Mood Disorders	18
Perinatal Depression (PND)	18
Perinatal Anxiety (PNA)	18
Postpartum Psychosis	18
Related Conditions	19
Treatment & Support	19
Depression Questionnaire	18
Spouses and Partners	21
Providing Support	21
Paternal Perinatal Disorders	22
Part 2: Caring for Your Newborn	23
In the Hospital	24
Rooming-In	24
Preventing Infection	24
Avoiding Falls	24
Newborn Appearance	25
Normal Skin Findings	25
Swollen Breasts and Genitals	25
Head Shape	25
Eyes	25
Newborn Screenings	26
Blood	26
Hearing	26
Heart	26
Jaundice	26
Blood Sugar	26
Newborn Jaundice	27
Circumcision	28
Hands-On Care	29
Skin-to-Skin Care	29
Umbilical Cord	30
Mucus Removal	30
Nail Care	30
Stools & Urine	31
Diaper Chart	31
Changing Diapers	32
Diaper Rash	33
Penis Care	33
Bathing Your Baby	34
Swaddling	35
Taking a Temperature	36
Infant Crying	37
Overstimulation	37
Colic	37
Calming & Comforting	38
Activating the Calming Reflex	38
Shaken Baby Syndrome	39
Safe Sleep	40
The ABCs of Safe Sleep	40
TUMMY TIME	42
OVERHEATING	42
ROOMING-IN AT HOME	42
Car Safety Seat	43
Purchase & Installation	44
Late Preterm Infant	45
Temperature	45
Angle Tolerance Screening	46
Continuing Care	46
Part 3: Your Breastfeeding Journey	47
Breastfeeding	48
Importance of Breastfeeding	48
Supplementing with Formula	48
Making Milk	48
Feeding Cues	49
Preparing to Breastfeed	49
Getting into Position	49
Latching-On	50
Baby-Led Latch	50
Burping	50
Safety Tips	50
Newborn Feeding Patterns	51
Feeding Variations	52
How Much Newborns Eat	53
Common Concerns	54
Engorgement	54
Ductal Narrowing	54
Mastitis	55
Sore Nipples	55
Expressing Breast Milk	56
Hand Expression	56
Breast Pumps	57
Storage Guidlines	57
Daily Feeding Log	58
Lifestyle Decisions	59
Alcohol	59
Smoking & Vaping	59
Marijuana (Cannabis)	59
Medications & Drugs	59
Part 4: Bringing Baby Home	60
Before Discharge	60
Coming Home	60
Big Brothers & Sisters	60
Accepting Help	61
Managing Visitors	61
Family Pets	61
Follow-Up Care	61
Glossary	62
Newborn Warning Signs	63
POST-BIRTH Warning Signs	64
Nurturing the New You Free Parent and Baby Support	65
Parent and Baby Support Group	65
Lactation Outpatient Clinic	65
Women’s Health and Newborn Resources	66
Women’s Health	66
Newborn Care	66
Organizations	66

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