Section: 4.7 Nursing Care During Fourth Stage of Labor | Maternal Health | NextGenU.org

  • Learning Objectives:

    • Identify the immediate care needs of a patient in the 4th stage of labor.
    • Describe assessment and treatment related to perineum care.
    • Describe assessment and prevention related to postpartum hemorrhage.
    • Recognize the causes of uterine atony and/or abnormal uterine involution.
    • Identify client teaching for self-care.

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    • Required Readings

    • Read section 12-1 to 12-19. (21 minutes)

      Bettercare

    • Read pages C105-107 (4 minutes).

      WHO

    • Read pages B10-B12 and D19-D25 of the book (26 minutes).

      WHO

    • Read the entire page (13 minutes). 

      Hesperian Health Guides

    • Read the entire page (3 minutes).

      Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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