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Childbirth

6. Childbirth. List ways family members can be involved during pregnancy. Objective. The Role of the Family. Father-to-be prepare for baby ease anxiety of mother Children. Choosing a birth place most common certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) higher infant death rate.

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Childbirth

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  1. 6 Childbirth

  2. List ways family members can be involved during pregnancy. Objective

  3. The Role of the Family • Father-to-be • prepare for baby • ease anxiety of mother • Children

  4. Choosing a birth place most common certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) higher infant death rate Family Decisions Concerning Childbirth continued

  5. Family Decisions Concerning Childbirth • Using drugs for labor and delivery continued

  6. Family Decisions Concerning Childbirth • Choosing a method of delivery • natural childbirth: • Lamaze method:

  7. Describe the birth process and some of the possible complications of delivery. Objective

  8. Time to Be Born • Lightening: • breech birth position • Irregular contractions,

  9. Other Signs of Labor • Loss of cervical mucus plug

  10. Stages of Labor

  11. Stage One—Dilation of Cervix • Contractions are regular • called the transition • Cervix flattens and opens (dilation)

  12. Stage Two—Delivery of Baby • Baby’s head enters birth canal • Episiotomy • often performed • Baby changes position • Averages

  13. Stage Three—Delivery of Placenta • Averages • afterbirth

  14. Complications of Delivery continued

  15. Complications of Delivery • Delivery-aid techniques • forceps, • vacuum extraction,

  16. Cesarean Births • In the cesarean section, • mother’s pelvis is small or misshapen • baby in incorrect position for birth continued

  17. Cesarean Births • Risks for mother and baby • low, but increased risk of stillbirth next pregnancy

  18. Describe physical and emotional changes in the mother during the postpartum period. Objective

  19. Hospital Care • Mother and baby generally remain in hospital for • Nurseries care for babies • Nurses available to help mothers • Visitors limited

  20. Bonding: Bonding

  21. Postpartum Care • Postpartum care • First hour critical to restoring body stability continued

  22. Postpartum Care

  23. Postpartum Mood Disorders • Possible causes continued

  24. Postpartum Mood Disorders • Some women are at an increased risk continued

  25. Baby blues: Postpartum depression (PPT): Postpartum psychosis (PPP): Postpartum Mood Disorders

  26. What Do You Think? • Do you believe that postpartum mood disorders receive enough attention? • How could the media highlight postpartum mood disorders in order to bring attention to those that suffer?

  27. Glossary of Key Terms • baby blues. Mild postpartum mood disorder that goes away on its own. • bonding. Developing a feeling of affection. • breech birth position. Buttocks-first position in which some babies enter the birth canal.

  28. certified nurse-midwives (CNMs). Nurses who have special training in delivering babies during normal pregnancies. cesarean section. Delivery method in which the mother’s abdomen and uterus are surgically opened and the baby is removed. Glossary of Key Terms

  29. Glossary of Key Terms • dilation. First stage of labor during which the cervix opens. • episiotomy. Incision made to widen the birth canal and prevent tearing. • forceps. Curved instrument that fits around the sides of a baby’s head and is used to help the doctor ease the baby down the birth canal during a contraction.

  30. Glossary of Key Terms • labor. Process that moves the baby out of the mother’s body. • Lamaze method. Delivery method in which the pregnant woman is trained to use breathing patterns to keep her mind off pain.

  31. lightening. Change in the baby’s position in which the uterus settles downward and forward, and the baby descends lower into the pelvis. natural childbirth. Delivery method in which the pregnant woman learns about the birth process and uses breathing and relaxation techniques to reduce fear and pain. Glossary of Key Terms

  32. Glossary of Key Terms • postpartum care. Care the mother receives during the six to eight weeks following the birth of her baby. • postpartum depression (PPD). Less frequent, but serious form of depression that may occur after giving birth.

  33. Glossary of Key Terms • postpartum psychosis (PPP). Rare and extremely severe mental illness that may result after giving birth. • vacuum extraction. Technique that uses suction to help the doctor move the baby down the birth canal as the mother pushes.

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