Ch.16 Nursing Care During The Fourth Trimester

Front 1

Couplet care

Back 1

One nurse, educated in both mother and infant care, functions as the primary nurse for both mother and infant(also known as motherbaby care or single-room maternity care)

Front 2

Engorgement

Back 2

Swelling of the breast tissue brought about by an increase in blood, occuring as early milk(colostrum) transitions to mature milk, at about 72 to 96 hours after birth

Front 3

Fourth stage of labor

Back 3

The first 1 or 2 hours after birth

Front 4

Homans sign

Back 4

Early sign of phlebothrombosis of the deep veins of the calf in which there are complaints of pain when the leg is in extension and the foot is dorsiflexed

Front 5

Thrombus

Back 5

Blood clot obstructing a blood vessel that remains at the place it was formed

Front 6

Uterine atony

Back 6

Relaxation of uterine muscle; leads to postpartum hemorrhage

Front 7

Warm line

Back 7

A help line, or consultation service, for families to access; most often for support of newborn care and postpartum care after hospital discharge