Postpartum Period 

The postpartum period is the time between the birth of the infant and the restoration of a woman’s reproductive organs to their pre-pregnancy state. This module will provide the nursing student with the knowledge needed to meet they physiological, psychological, and sociocultural needs of newly delivered mothers.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this module students will be able to:

Readings

Perry, Hockenberry, Lowdermilk & Wilson. Maternal Child Nursing Care, (4th ed.), 2010.  Evolve Elsevier: MOSBY .  ISBN-13: 978-0-323-05720-2

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