Postpartum nursing

Review of nursing care of the postpartum mother. Review includes changes in postpartum, education for postpartum mothers, and focused postpartum assessment.

Postpartum hemorrhage occurs when a woman loses more than 500 mL of blood in a normal delivery and more than 1000mL of blood in a cesarean delivery within 24 hours.

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Obstetric haemorrhage can be MASSIVE and devastating. Do the basics well - ABC's, large bore IV access x2 and fluid resuscitate as per massive haemorrhage protocol. Massage the abdomen, give drugs and consider internal/external compression until help arrives.

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