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Question

1. What are the three phases of the puerperium as described by Reva Rubin?

2. During which phase does the mother begin to demonstrate a strong interest in child care?

3. What typical position does a mother who is relating well with her new infant use when holding him or her?

4. Why do so many postpartum women demonstrate emotional lability?

5. By the fourth day postpartum, where on her abdomen would you expect to palpate a woman's fundus?

6. How much blood loss does a woman usually experience with a vaginal delivery? What effect does have on her hemoglobin level?

7. Which hormone is responsible for stimulating milk production?

8. How will normal lochia appear during the first hour postpartum?

9. What is the purpose of applying ice to the perineum of a postpartum woman?

10. Name three factors related to the perineum of a postpartum client that predispose her to infection.

11. When is the best time of the month for a woman to perform breast self-examination?

12. Why is listening to how new parents describe their newborn important?

13. Why is it important to ask about intimate partner at a 6-week checkup?

14. At a 6-week postpartum visit, how should the cervix appear?

15. What is postpartum?

16. What if a postpartum woman after 18 hours after giving birth, your client tells you she had to change her perineal pads twice in the last 30minutes because they were saturated. In addition she tells you also that she noticed two large clots on her last pad. To guard her safety, what should be your first action?