Postnatal Care: Essentials for Mother and Newborn
Learn about postnatal care for the mother and newborn, including the objectives, complications to watch out for, restoration of the mother to optimum health, breastfeeding benefits, family planning, and basic health education. Ensure the well-being of both mother and child post-delivery with these crucial care practices.
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POSTNATAL CARE BY MBBSPPT.COM
What is POSTNATAL CARE? Definition-Care of the mother & the newborn after delivery is known as postpartalcare.
CARE OF THE MOTHER The objectives of postpartalcare are -: 1) To prevent complications of the postpartal period. 2) To provide care for the rapid restoration pf the mother to optimum health. 3) To check adequacy of breast feeding. 4) To provide family planning services. 5) To provide basic health education to mother family.
1) Complications 1. Puerperal sepsis-: this is infection of the genital tract within 3 weeks after delivery. 2. Thrombophlebitis this is infection of the veins of the legs. 3. Secondary haemorrhage- bleeding from vagina anytime from 6hours after delivery to the end of the puerperium(6weeks). 4. Others Urinary infection & mastitis.
2) Restoration of Mother to optimum health 1. PHYSICAL a) Postnatal examinations Twice a day during 1st 3 days & subsequently 1ce a day till umblical cord drops off. At the end of 6 wks,anexamination is necessary to check up involutonof uterus. once a month-till 6month 2/3times till end of the year b) Anaemia-routine Hg examination c) Nutrition d) Postnatal exercises-bring thee stretched abdominal & pelvic muscles back to normal 2. PSYCHOLOGICAL Fear, timidity & insecurity. 3. SOCIAL
3) BREAST FEEDING A great asset in India is that an average indian mother although poor in nutritional status, has a remarkabeability to breast feed her infant for prolonged periods sometimes extending to nearly 2 years. EBF
5) BASIC HEALTH EDUCATION HYGEINE FEEDING FOR MOTHER & INFANT PREGNANCY SPACING IMPORRTANCE OF HEALTH CHECK UP BIRTH REGISTRATION
CARE OF CHILDREN 1 Infancy (upto1yr of age) Neonatal period (1st28 days of life) Postneonatalperiod (28thd-1yr ) Preschool age (1-4yr ) School age (5-14 yr)
