Maternal-Newborn Nursing: The Critical Components of Nursing Care 2nd Edition by Roberta Durham, Linda Chapman

Exercise 2

Your postpartum patient is a 25-year-old, white, single woman who gave birth to a healthy infant. She is 36 hours post-birth. You note that she holds her infant at a distance and refers to her infant as "it." Based on this assessment, your initial nursing actions include:
A) Obtain referral for a social worker.
B) Ask the woman to tell you about her pregnancy and childbirth experience.
C) Teach her the importance of holding her baby close to her body.
D) Take her baby to the nursery so she can have some uninterrupted sleep.