Concetti Chiave
- Preparing for childbirth involves packing essential items for both mother and baby, as advised by a midwife during ante-natal visits.
- The mother's hospital bag should include sanitary pads, personal clothing, toiletries, and, if allowed, bed linen and disinfectant soaps.
- For the baby, pack clothes, safety pins, nappies, toiletries, and feeding equipment such as bottles and a sterilising unit.
- Post-natal care includes a six-week check-up at the clinic for both mother and baby to ensure their well-being.
- Nursing mothers should maintain a balanced diet, perform exercises, rest adequately, maintain hygiene, and follow immunisation schedules for the baby.
Preparation for Child Birth
It is very important that a pregnant or expectant mother prepares for the delivery well in advance. She has to buy and pack all the things she and her baby will end in the hospital. The midwife will tell her about these at the ante-natal clinic. The following are the important things required:
For the mother:
- sanitary pads.
- personal clothing, including night gowns, nursing brassieres, pants, etc.
- toiletries, toilet soap, cream, powder, etc.
- bed linen, that is, if the hospital allows patients to bring their own bed linen.
- disinfectant soaps.
For the baby
- clothes for baby.
- safety pins.
- napkins or nappies.
- towels
- toiletries: baby soap, oil, lotion, powder, etc.
- baby's comb.
- blanket or shawl.
- baby's feeding unit, including: feeding bottles, sterilising unit, baby's cup, spoon, feeding bottle brush etc.
- baby's food.
Post-natal care is the care required by a mother pm after child-birth (the nursing mother).
Six weeks after child-birth, the nursing mother and the baby have to visit the post-natal clinic for check-up. At the post-natal clinic:1. The mother is examined by the doctors. This is to ensure that she is alright.
2. The doctor examines her weight, blood pressure, blood, urine, etc.
3. The baby is also examined to ensure that he is well and normal.
important points about Post-natal care
The nursing or lactating mother should:
1. Feed very well. She needs balanced meals with extra nutrients.
2. Perform the right exercises regularly, to restore her muscle tone and figure, after child-birth.
3. Have enough rest.
4. Keep clean always.
5. Give child necessary immunisation at the right time.
6. The mother is advised on:
- how to take care of the baby.
- hot to take care of herself for example feeding, exercises, etc.
- her baby's immunization.
- family planning which means how to space her babies.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Cuáles son los elementos esenciales que una madre debe preparar antes del parto?
- ¿Qué cuidados postnatales son necesarios para la madre y el bebé después del parto?
- ¿Qué se revisa durante la visita a la clínica postnatal?
La madre debe preparar artículos personales como almohadillas sanitarias, ropa personal, artículos de tocador y ropa de cama si el hospital lo permite. Para el bebé, debe preparar ropa, pañales, toallas, artículos de tocador, una manta y un equipo de alimentación.
Después del parto, la madre debe alimentarse bien, hacer ejercicios, descansar lo suficiente, mantener la higiene y asegurar la inmunización del bebé. También debe asistir a la clínica postnatal para chequeos médicos.
En la clínica postnatal, los médicos examinan a la madre para asegurar que esté bien, revisando su peso, presión arterial, sangre y orina. También examinan al bebé para asegurar que esté sano y normal.
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