Section: 5.1 Postnatal Care - Normal Vaginal Delivery | Maternal Health | NextGenU.org

  • Learning Objectives:

    • Define postnatal care.
    • List the physical changes which occur during the postnatal period.
    • Describe the recognition and management of postnatal danger signs.
    • Recognize puerperal psychiatric disorders.
    • Identify client teaching regarding postnatal care.

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    • Required Readings

    • Read the entire page (12 minutes).

      Hesperian Health Guides

    • Read pages C105-110, and C17-20 (17 minutes).

      WHO

    • Read pages D26 -D28, G2, G4, and K3 (20 minutes).

      WHO

    • Read the entire page (7 minutes).

      NHS

    • Read pages 3-5, 13 - 33 of the document (1 hour 23 minutes).

      WHO

    • Read the entire page. (47 minutes)

      Bettercare

    • Read the entire page (4 minutes).

      NHS

    • Read the entire page (7 minutes).

      NHS

    • Read section 14-1 to 14-4. (3 minutes)

      Bettercare

    • Read page 10-11(4 minutes).

      Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

    • Slide Deck Presentation

    • Read all the slides and answer the questions.

    • Quiz

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      Quiz: Postnatal Nursing Care for Vaginal Delivery

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    • Clinical Skills Procedure