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# Family After Birth ## Psychological Adaptation in Mother | Stage | Description | Nursing Responses | |---|---|---| | Taking-In Phase | Mother is passive and willing to let others do things for her. Conversation centers on her birth experience. Has interest in newborn but prefers that others care...

# Family After Birth ## Psychological Adaptation in Mother | Stage | Description | Nursing Responses | |---|---|---| | Taking-In Phase | Mother is passive and willing to let others do things for her. Conversation centers on her birth experience. Has interest in newborn but prefers that others care for newborn. Has little interest in learning. Focus is on need for food, fluids, and restorative sleep | Provide opportunity for rest and appropriate nutrition. Provide opportunity to discuss birth experience and vent disappointment. Provide supportive atmosphere. Identify support system of mother. Use teaching videos. | | Taking Hold Phase | Mother begins to initiate action and becomes interested in caring for newborn. May be critical about her abilities. Has increased concern about her body functions and assumes self-care needs. Is interested in learning how to care for self and baby. | | | Letting Go Phase | Mothers and partners work through giving up their previous lifestyle to incorporate newborn. Many mothers must give up their ideal of the birth experience and reconcile it with what really occurred. They give up the fantasy child and accept the real child | | # The Adolescent Mother * Need help learn parenting skills. * Their peer group is very important to them, so the nurse must make every effort during both pregnancy and the postpartum period to help them to fit in with their peers. * They are often passive in caring for themselves and their newborns. * Teach the mother directly how to care for infant and self. Do NOT only show the grandparent or other family members.