Patient Education
Patient Education ( 14 Questions)
The health care team member is providing preoperative education to a patient who is having a planned cesarean delivery.
The patient asks, “When will I be able to see my baby?” The health care team member is aware that promoting maternal bonding during the recovery period is especially important for postcesarean patients.
Why is this true?
mothers do not necessarily have more problems with parenting skills after cesarean delivery.
Parenting skills depend on many factors, such as education, support, personality, and motivation.
Cesarean delivery may pose some challenges for postpartum recovery and care, but it does not imply that mothers are less competent or capable of parenting.
Mothers may be at increased risk for poor bonding with the newborn. This is because cesarean delivery can interfere with the natural hormonal and physiological processes that facilitate maternal-infant attachment, such as skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding initiation, and oxytocin release. Cesarean delivery can also cause more pain, stress, and anxiety for the mother, which can affect her emotional availability and responsiveness to the newborn.
mothers can breastfeed right away after cesarean delivery, unless there are medical contraindications or complications.
Breastfeeding is beneficial for both the mother and the newborn, as it provides nutrition, immunity, comfort, and bonding. However, breastfeeding after cesarean delivery may require more assistance and support from health care providers and family members, as well as alternative positions and techniques to avoid pain and discomfort.
mothers do not necessarily resent the health care team member for keeping the newborn in the nursery.
Mothers may appreciate the help and care that the health care team member provides for them and their newborns.
However, keeping the newborn in the nursery may delay or reduce the opportunities for maternal-infant interaction and bonding.
Therefore, it is recommended to promote early and frequent contact between the mother and the newborn after cesarean delivery, as long as it is safe
The correct answer is choice B. Mothers may be at increased risk for poor bonding with the newborn. This is because cesarean delivery can interfere with the natural hormonal and physiological processes that facilitate maternal-infant attachment, such as skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding initiation, and oxytocin release. Cesarean delivery can also cause more pain, stress, and anxiety for the mother, which can affect her emotional availability and responsiveness to the newborn.
Choice A is wrong because mothers do not necessarily have more problems with parenting skills after cesarean delivery.
Parenting skills depend on many factors, such as education, support, personality, and motivation.
Cesarean delivery may pose some challenges for postpartum recovery and care, but it does not imply that mothers are less competent or capable of parenting.
Choice C is wrong because mothers can breastfeed right away after cesarean delivery, unless there are medical contraindications or complications.
Breastfeeding is beneficial for both the mother and the newborn, as it provides nutrition, immunity, comfort, and bonding. However, breastfeeding after cesarean delivery may require more assistance and support from health care providers and family members, as well as alternative positions and techniques to avoid pain and discomfort.
Choice D is wrong because mothers do not necessarily resent the health care team member for keeping the newborn in the nursery.
Mothers may appreciate the help and care that the health care team member provides for them and their newborns.
However, keeping the newborn in the nursery may delay or reduce the opportunities for maternal-infant interaction and bonding.
Therefore, it is recommended to promote early and frequent contact between the mother and the newborn after cesarean delivery, as long as it is safe