Breastfeeding has many advantages for both the mother and the baby, but it also has disadvantages.

Breastfeeding protects children from diarrhea and other common childhood illnesses.

Active and untreated tuberculosis, HIV-positive, HTLV Type 1 or 2 infection, chemotherapy, and receiving radio logic tests are all contraindications.

Signs of Good Latch: Mouth covering most of the Areola and ips flanged out

Signs of Bad Latch: Mouth is on the tip of the nipple and bottom lip tcked in

Breastfeeding Positions

Breast care is the process of cleaning the breast of the mother taht helps in maintaning hygiene and prevent from cross infection during feeding.

Purpose

It is warm, shallow bath that cleanses the perinuem. It can provide relief from pain or itching in the genital area. You can do it in bath tub or with plastic kit that fits over your toilet.

Nursing Considerations

Procedure

It's a guideline for assessment to promote physiological and psychological safety of the postpartum patient.

B - Breats

U - Uterus

B - Bladder

B - Bowels

L - Lochia

E - Episiotomy

H - Homan's Sign

E - Emotional Status

It is a method of charting nurses use, along with other disciplines, to help focus on a specific patients problem, concern, or event.

F - Focus

D - Data

A - Action

R - Response

E - Evaluation

Measuring I&O chart is one of the most basic ethods of monitoring a clients health

The purpose of vital signs is to detect any changes in normal body functions. To determine response to treatment. It provides baseline data and it helps establish the nursing diagnosis, plan, intervention, and evaluation.

It involves washing the external genitalia and surrounding with soap and water or with water alone.

Its purpose is to remove normal perineal secretions and odors.It promotes client comfort.

It is the application of dry heat to the perineal area in order to provide comfort and increase blood circulation and hasted wound healing by means of the exposure of perineal lamp.

Guidelines for Perilite Exposure