OB care plan. Needs help desperately!

postpartum means the baby has been born. was the birth lady partsl or c-section? no, not just any nursing diagnosis will do. nursing diagnosing is serious business. it is determination of the patient's nursing problems and it starts by an assessment of the patient. you must know what birth does to a woman's body. trauma of birth causes things to occur that lead to problems. read about amniotic fluid. it is normally lost the moment it becomes amniotic fluid and it is not absorbed back into the body. on the other hand, the trauma of the baby coming through the birth canal produces the inflammatory response because of the traumatized tissues. the 4 cardinal signs of inflammation in order of occurrence are redness, heat (fever), swelling and pain. because the tissues are internal you will not see the redness and swelling, but i guarantee they are there all along the birth canal. what structures might be affected by this swelling and pain? is this mother breastfeeding? there are 3 diagnoses for breastfeeding and if she is breastfeeding one will apply to her. labor is very tiring and mothers are often very fatigued after labor and delivery and need a day or two of rest to recover. teaching needs also need to be assessed and addressed.