Role and responsibilities of nurse/midwife
Provide care and support for partner and mother
Promote physical and psychological well-being of family
Identify any abnormalities
Encourage parenting skills, infant care and feeding
Promote parent-infant interaction
Guide woman/partner in their parenting role
Immediately post birth, what happens for baby
Skin to skin contact Dried Baby examined by midwife/doctor Cephalocaudal examination Wrap baby Vital signs IM Konakian
Immediately post birth, what happens for the mother
Observations Perineal repair Help with feeding Shower and food Ensure mother voids - a full bladder increases the risk of post-partum haemorrhage Documentation of labour and birth
Pain relief
Oxygen
Nitrous oxide
Narcotic - pethidine
Epidural
Encourage rooming in
They will be fed more often They will be fed more effectively They will settle ore quickly Mother will get more sleep Lactation will be established more easily Parents cope better at home
Things to teach a mother
Holding Wrapping Settling Feeding Changing nappy Bath baby Safe sleeping positions
Checking baby reflexes
Sucking
Rooting
Grasp
Walking
Newborn screening test
Tests for metabolic disorders
Blood test