Caring for You and Your Baby

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Save Your Life Get care for these POST-BIRTH warning signs Most women who give birth recover without problems. But any woman can have complications after giving birth. Learning to recognize these POST-BIRTH warning signs and knowing what to do can save your life.

These post-birth warning signs can become life-threatening if you don’t receive medical care right away because: • Pain in chest, obstructed breathing or shortness of breath (trouble catching your breath) may mean you have a blood clot in your lung or a heart problem • Seizures may mean you have a condition called eclampsia • Thoughts or feelings of wanting to hurt yourself or someone else may mean you have postpartum depression • Bleeding (heavy), soaking more than one pad in an hour or passing an egg-sized clot or bigger may mean you have an obstetric hemorrhage • Incision that is not healing, increased redness or any pus from episiotomy or c-section site may mean you have an infection • Redness, swelling, warmth, or pain in the calf area of your leg may mean you have a blood clot • Temperature of 100.4°F or higher, bad smelling vaginal blood or discharge may mean you have an infection • Headache (very painful), vision changes, or pain in the upper right area of your belly may mean you have high blood pressure or post birth preeclampsia

Get Help My healthcare provider/clinic ____________________________________ Phone number ________________________________________________ Hospital closest to me__________________________________________

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Formula Feeding

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Steps to a Good Latch

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Latch

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Nourish Your Bundle of Joy

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Breastfeeding in the First Week After Birth

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pages 101-104

Basics About Your Newborn Baby’s Body

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pages 89-98

NEWBORN CARE

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pages 85-88

Post Birth Warning Signs

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Save Your Life

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Emotional Changes

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pages 78-80

Birth control information Contraception

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page 76

Physical Changes After Birth

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pages 72-75

Labor Complications

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pages 64-65, 67-68

Anesthesia Options

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pages 62-63

Pain Control

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pages 60-61

How To Tell When Labor Begins

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pages 58-59

Signs That You Are Approaching Labor

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page 57

The Risks for Babies Born Before 39 Weeks

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page 56

Labor Induction

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pages 53-55

Labor Interventions

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pages 49-52

Recommended Birthing Plan

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pages 46-48

Packing and Preparing for the Hospital

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What You Can Expect From Us

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pages 43-44

Caring for Yourself

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pages 36-40

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in Pregnancy

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pages 34-35

Protecting Yourself and Your Baby

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Group B Streptococcus (GBS)

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pages 30-32

Diet and Nutrition

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pages 26-28

Preeclampsia and High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

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pages 22-25

Complications of Pregnancy

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Common Experiences

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pages 16-20

Embryo Development

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pages 14-15

Birth and Beyond Education and Support

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pages 8-9

Visitation Guidelines

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pages 6-7

THANK YOU

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