The Hospital The Hospital CareCare

Chapter 7.2Chapter 7.2

Child/Human Child/Human DevelopmentDevelopment

Bonding and Bonding and AttachmentAttachment

• Bonding-Bonding- forming strong forming strong emotional ties between parent emotional ties between parent and childand child

• If the baby will be breast-fed, If the baby will be breast-fed, the mother may begin nursingthe mother may begin nursing

• Colostrum-Colostrum- mother’s breast milk mother’s breast milk (provides valuable antibodies (provides valuable antibodies that help protect the baby that help protect the baby against diseases)against diseases)

The Hospital StayThe Hospital Stay

• Mother may go home in 12 hours or Mother may go home in 12 hours or stay for 2-3 daysstay for 2-3 days

• Jaundice- yellow color on babies skin Jaundice- yellow color on babies skin and the whites of the eyesand the whites of the eyes

• Rooming-In-Rooming-In- the baby stays in the the baby stays in the mother’s room day and night rather mother’s room day and night rather than in nurserythan in nursery

• Legal Documents- birth certificate, SS Legal Documents- birth certificate, SS ##

Caring for Premature Caring for Premature BabiesBabies

• Premature- Premature- babies born before 37 babies born before 37 weeks of development and weighting weeks of development and weighting less than 5 lbs, 8 oz. (between 5-6% or less than 5 lbs, 8 oz. (between 5-6% or all babies are premature)all babies are premature)

• Incubator-Incubator- special enclosed crib where special enclosed crib where the oxygen supply, temperature, and the oxygen supply, temperature, and humidity can be closely controlled. humidity can be closely controlled.

• The baby can not leave hospital until The baby can not leave hospital until they can control body temperature they can control body temperature and gain weight at the same timeand gain weight at the same time

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Premature BabiesPremature Babies

How does it affect How does it affect bonding?bonding?

Postnatal Care of the Postnatal Care of the MotherMother

• Postnatal- Postnatal- the period after birththe period after birth• Physical Needs of mother: Rest, Physical Needs of mother: Rest,

exercise, nutrition, medical check-exercise, nutrition, medical check-up (about 4-6 weeks after birth)up (about 4-6 weeks after birth)

• Emotional Needs of mother: mild Emotional Needs of mother: mild depression “baby blues”depression “baby blues”

• Post Partum Depression (doctor Post Partum Depression (doctor help)help)

HomeworkHomework 1. What conditions might 1. What conditions might

postpone or prevent postpone or prevent bonding? What might happen bonding? What might happen to a child who fails to bond to a child who fails to bond with a parent or caregiver? with a parent or caregiver? What could be done to help What could be done to help children who were unable to children who were unable to bond as infants?bond as infants?

2. Interview2. Interview