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14 Cards in this Set
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Afterpains |
Intermittent cramping after birth. |
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Attachment/bonding |
The woman has successfully linked with her newborn. |
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Diastasis recti |
Overstretching and separation of the abdominal musculature. |
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En face position |
Direct eye contact. |
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Engorgement |
Feeling of distension, throbbing pain or heat in the breasts on the 3rd or 4th day after birth. |
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Engrossment |
En face for fathers. |
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Homan's Sign |
Assessment for thrombophlebitis by dorsiflexing a woman's ankle and asking her if she notices pain in her calf on that motion. |
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Involution |
Process whereby the reproductive organs return to their nonpregnant state. |
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Letting-go phase |
The woman redefines her knew role and accepts the reality of her new child. |
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Lochia |
Flow consisting of blood, fragments of decidua, white blood cells, mucus and some bacteria. |
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Rooming-in |
The newborn stays in-room with mother either completely or just for the day. |
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Taking-hold phase |
Woman begins to initiate action and starts doing things on her own. |
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Taking-in phase |
The time when the new parents review their pregnancy and the labor and birth. |
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Uterine atony |
Uterus is relaxed during the 1st hour after childbirth (BAD). |
