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Annotation: This guide for new mothers provides information about postpartum care for both mother and baby during the hospital stay and transition home from Newton-Wellesley Hospital. It covers hospital procedures and policies, postpartum physical recovery including pain management, bleeding, cesarean birth care, and emotional adjustments including postpartum mood disorders. The guide addresses newborn care topics such as understanding infant behavior, feeding guidelines, safety instructions, and common newborn characteristics like jaundice and SIDS prevention. It includes detailed information about both breastfeeding and formula feeding, with sections on proper positioning, latch techniques, milk storage, and troubleshooting common breastfeeding challenges. The document also provides esources for ongoing support including contact information for lactation services, parenting support groups, and community organizations, along with guidelines for when to contact healthcare providers about concerning symptoms in both mother and baby.

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Keywords: Patient education materials, Postnatal care, Postpartum care

Annotation: This website provides resources and information for new mothers and healthcare providers about the postpartum period, referred to as the "4th Trimester." It features evidence-based materials designed by and for mothers to support women during this transition to motherhood. The site includes sections on physical recovery, emotional health, breastfeeding, pelvic health, building support networks, and baby care. Visitors can access downloadable tools including postpartum planning guides, health information sheets, and recovery checklists in both English and Spanish. The 4th Trimester Project aims to change how America treats new mothers by emphasizing respectful, patient-centered care and addressing the social, emotional, physical, and economic support women need during the postpartum period, with particular attention to the needs of those with limited resources.

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Keywords: Maternal health, Patient education materials, Postnatal care, Postpartum care

Annotation: This guide provides information for new mothers on what to expect and how to care for themselves and their babies after being discharged from the hospital. It covers basic care for new moms, including hygiene, temperature, breast care, bleeding, pericare, elimination, incision care for cesarean sections, rest and activity, and symptoms of postpartum mood disorders and hypertension that require medical attention. The document also offers tips on caring for newborns, such as bathing, feeding, comforting, taking temperature, bulb suctioning, umbilical cord and circumcision care, identifying jaundice, and creating a safe sleeping environment to reduce the risk of SIDS. Additionally, it includes guidelines for storing human milk and car safety recommendations for babies.

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Keywords: Infant care, Maternal health, Patient discharge, Patient education, Postnatal care, Postpartum care

Annotation: This is a consolidated guideline of new and existing recommendations on routine postnatal care for women and newborns receiving facility- or community-based postnatal care in any resource setting. It provides a comprehensive set of recommendations for care during the postnatal period, focusing on the essential package that all women and newborns should receive. This guideline updates and expands upon the 2014 WHO recommendations on postnatal care of the mother and newborn, and complements existing WHO guidelines on the management of postnatal complications. The recommendations are intended to inform the development of relevant national and subnational health policies, clinical protocols and programmatic guides.

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Keywords: Guidelines, Infant health, Maternal health, Newborns, Postnatal care, Postpartum care, World health

Annotation: This book provides a monthly overview of the pregnancy period from the first signs of pregnancy to postpartum care. Part one describes general principles about pregnancy and nutrition during pregnancy. Part two provides a detailed description of the pregnancy processes month by month. Part three discusses special cases and complications, such as gestational diabetes and hypertension, that may occur during pregnancy. Part four covers postpartum care, first weeks at home, lactation, and infant health. Spanish version also available.

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Keywords: Childbirth, Infant health, Lactation, Nutrition, Postnatal care, Postpartum care, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complications, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This chart provides information about state-specific legislation that mandates the coverage of medically necessary foods by employer-sponsored health insurance, Medicaid, and coverage and related services funded by other state programs such as the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); Title V; or relief funds. Contents include descriptions of medical foods products, abbreviations and definitions, a list of coverage types for dietary treatments of disorders identified through newborn screening, and a list of states that provide phenylketonuria (PKU) only coverage. Details about covered services and any benefit limits or age and income restrictions are included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Access to health care, Diet therapy, Dietary assessment, Financing, Food supplements, Genetic disorders, Health insurance, Medicaid, Metabolic diseases, Newborn infants, Newborn screening, Nutrition, Phenylketonuria, Postnatal care, Regulations, Special health care needs, State legislation, State programs, Title V programs, Unfunded mandates, WIC program

Annotation: This document provides guidance for hospitals and parents on the importance of implementing a hepatitis B birth dose policy. Contents include case reports on reducing medical errors and materials to help hospitals address the problem, including a fact sheet and guidance and sample text for developing admission orders. The document also contains information statements, a handout, and childhood immunization record cards for parents. Contact information and additional resources are included. A related handout and 45-minute webinar are available from the Give Birth to the End of Hep B campaign website.

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Keywords: Case reports, Disease prevention, Health policy, Hepatitis B, Hospitals, Medical errors, Newborn infants, Parents, Postnatal care, Public awareness campaigns, Safety, Vaccines

Annotation: This report summarizes a March 2013 workshop to discuss issues related to encouraging behavior change that would reflect updated guidelines on weight gain during pregnancy, such as charting weight gain during pregnancy, improving choices concerning nutrition and physical activity, and receiving adequate pre- or post-conception advice about weight and pregnancy weight gain. Contents include communicating the pregnancy weight gain guidelines, discussing efforts to support behavior change, implementing the guidelines, reviewing the First Thousand Days Program, and collaborating for action, as well as final thoughts. Appendices include the workshop agenda, list of participants, speaker biographies, and the workshop statement of task.

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Keywords: Gestational weight gain, Guidelines, Nutrition, Physical activity, Weight management, Postnatal care, Preconception care, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Resources for professionals

Annotation: This webinar describes the Text4baby program, the text messaging service for pregnant and new parents begun in 2010, primarily aimed to low-income, underserved populations. The service is subscribed to with the due-date or birth-date, and evidence-based developmental and time-appropriate advice is sent at varying intervals until the infant is age one. The service is available in English or Spanish. Messages include topics such as prenatal care tips, health and safety advisory information, father involvement, flu vaccination, oral health for mother and baby, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program information, appointment reminder services, breastfeeding, safe sleep for infants, and more. Tje webinar provides dditional information on studies on user satisfaction, audiences reached, and changes in knowledge and behavior of pregnant women and new parents.

Keywords: Communication, Immunization, Infant care, Low income groups, MCH programs, National programs, Parents, Postnatal care, Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Prenatal education, Well child care

Annotation: These guidelines provide health professionals with information for discussion with HIV-infected pregnant women to enable the patient-health professional team to make informed decisions about the use of antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy and the use of elective Cesarean delivery to reduce perinatal HIV transmission. The recommendations in the guidelines are accompanied by discussion of various circumstances that commonly occur in clinical practice and the factors influencing treatment considerations. Topics include (1) lessons learns from clinical trials of antiretroviral interventions to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV, (2) preconception counseling and care for HIV-infected women of childbearing age, (3) antepartum care, (4) intrapartum care, (5) postpartum care, and (6) neonatal postnatal care.

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Keywords: Cesarean section, Counseling, Disease transmission, Guidelines, HIV infected patients, Pediatric HIV, Physician patient relations, Postnatal care, Postpartum care, Preconception care, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Prevention, Treatment

Annotation: This archived webinar, broadcast July 13, 2011, discusses issues surrounding postpartum and perinatal depression (PPD) and the impact on the health and well-being of mothers and their infant's neurobiological development. Topics include how underreported or underdiagnosed PPD is; varying levels of severity including healthy rebound, "baby blues", diagnosed perinatal depression, postpartum bi-polar disorder, and the rare postpartum psychosis. Topics also include maternal stresses due to lacks of sleep/exhaustion, depression stigma, previous psychological or medical histories, post-traumatic stress from unexpected C-section or adverse pregnancy or birth outcomes, partner or violence abuse, and financial stresses. Social risk factors for depression such as multiple births or feeling of isolation are also discussed. Resources are discussed including model state programs, online resources, proposed legislation, and the importance of establishing local postpartum depression networks and support services.

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Keywords: Bonding, Early childhood development, Hotlines, Infant health, Maternal mental health, Mother child relations, Parent support services, Parenting, Perinatal care, Postnatal care, Postpartum depression, Resources for professionals

Annotation: This tool provides current perinatal standards and guidelines, which are presented in the context of a model that allows users to compare standard-setting organizations that guide and direct perinatal care. The tool covers prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and neonatal care. For each category, basic, specialty, and subspecialty care are addressed. The history of the tool is also included.

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Keywords: Guidelines, Health services, Infant care, Infant health, Perinatal care, Postnatal care, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, Reproductive health, Women's health

Annotation: This electronic resource describes the Transforming Maternity Care project and provides a set of documents produced by the project, including a vision for maternity care, a blueprint for action, stakeholder workgroup reports, and a blueprint implementation document. The vision document describes the process of formulating the initiative's vision statement. The blueprint document discusses the process for coming up with the blueprint and its 11 focal areas. The workgroup document discusses the role of stakeholder workgroups in the initiative, developing the reports, and report topics. The blueprint implementation document presents opportunities to implement the initiative's vision.

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Keywords: Access to prenatal care. , Childbirth, Initiatives, Maternal health services, Mothers, Postnatal care, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, Perinatal care, Programs, Quality assurance, Women

Annotation: This book describes standards for registered nurses who provide preconception, antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, ad new born care and to women's health registered nurses who provide care across the woman's lifespan or targeted to specific ages and stages of development. The Standards of Practice for women and newborns describe a competent level of nursing care and consists of the six components of the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and valuation. Each component is presented with a goal statement and a list of measurement criteria. Standards of Professional Performance include nine components: quality of practice, education, professional practice evaluation, ethics, collegiality, collaboration and communication, research, research and technology, and leadership.

Keywords: Newborn infants, Nursing, Postnatal care, Postpartum care, Preconception care, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Registered nurses, Resources for professionals, Standards, Women's health

Annotation: This fact sheet for health professionals provides information about counseling women regarding nutrition and exercise during the 4- or 6-week postpartum visit. The fact sheet discusses dietary recommendations based on The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, including information about fish consumption, alcohol, and caffeine. Also included are guidelines for postpartum weight loss and excercise, including guidelines for women who had a cesarean delivery.

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Keywords: Alcohol consumption behavior, Caffeine, Counseling, Nutrition, Physical activity, Postnatal care, Reproductive health, Weight loss, Women's health

Annotation: This book offers information on the development, operation, and evaluation of family support programs and discusses the steps of the case-management process carried out by the home visitor. Chapters one and two address issues of theory, research, and organizational context. Chapters three through nine provide a hands-on guide for home visitors in case management involving home-visiting services and issues surrounding work in teams. Chapter ten introduces ways in which home-visiting and office-based activities can be integrated and setting up documentation systems and managing quality and data collection. References and an index are provided.

Keywords: Case assessment, Case management, Family support services, Home care services, Home visiting, Postnatal care, Prenatal care

Annotation: This handout, which is geared toward new mothers, provides information that can help readers prepare for the 6-week postpartum visit. The handout provides information about diet, nutrition, and exercise and about physical, emotional, and sexual needs. For each category, goals are presented, along with a list of specific topics and space for the reader's notes. The document is available in English and Spanish.

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Keywords: Consumer education materials, Emotions, Goals, Nutrition, Pamphlets, Physical activity, Postnatal care, Reproductive health, Sexuality, Spanish language materials, Women's health

Annotation: This report addresses three questions: (1) What is the incidence and prevalence of depression (major or minor) during pregnancy and during the postpartum period? Is it increased during pregnancy and the postpartum period compared to nonchildbearing periods? (2) What is the accuracy of different screening tools for detecting depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period? And (3) Does prenatal or early postnatal screening for depressive symptoms with subsequent intervention lead to improved outcomes? The report provides the results of a systematic search and review of the published literature for evidence addressing these questions. A discussion of the general approach and methods is followed by a discussion of question-specific methods and findings, conclusions, a comment on the state of the evidence, and an agenda for future research. Statistical information is presented in figures and tables throughout the report, which also includes a glossary and references. Five appendices present search strings for electronic database searches, copies of quality-rating forms, evidence tables, a list of excluded articles, and acknowledgments. This report has been archived by the National Library of Medicine and is useful for historical reference.

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Keywords: Depression, Evidence based medicine, Intervention, Literature reviews, Postnatal care, Postpartum depression, Pregnancy, Prenatal care, Research, Screening, Women's health

Annotation: This curriculum provides a guide to the Baby Basics program, a collaboration between prenatal care/prenatal education programs and adult literacy education providers that is designed to provide prenatal health literacy classes for low income populations. The program aims to foster healthier pregnancies and safer deliveries, effective communication and partnership between providers and their patients, and literate parents who can read to their children. The curriculum discusses the importance of literacy, the content of the Baby Basics book and other program materials, using the program to fulfill Medicaid prenatal care requirements, health literacy strategies during checkups, readings and activities for other professionals (outreach workers, WIC counselors, literacy providers, etc.). The curriculum concludes with sources for more information.

Keywords: Childbirth, Curricula, Guidelines, Health literacy, Literacy education, Nutrition, Postnatal care, Postpartum care, Pregnancy, Prenatal care

Annotation: This annual report contains information on the performance of managed care plans providing care to New York State residents and is made available to managed care plans, providers, purchasers, and consumers as part of the state's overall strategy to improve health care quality. Chapter topics include access to select health care services; effectiveness of care; prenatal and postnatal care; child and adolescent health; adult preventive and chronic care; and use of services. Additional sections include an overview; plan profiles; provider network compensation methods, physician board certification, and provider turnover; and a member satisfaction survey. The appendix provides information on sources of data for the report, data collection techniques, the audit, measurement interpretation, regional averages, and specific prenatal care measures.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescent health, Child health, Compensation, Managed care, New York, Postnatal care, Prenatal care, Preventive health services, Provider participation, Quality assurance, State programs, Surveys