Title: Describe postpartum care.
Course: Child Development and Parenting (19255-18) > Section: Ensuring a Healthy Start for Mother and Child

Description should include

- the changing roles of family members
- emotional needs of adolescent parents
- postpartum mood disorders in both parents
- ways for others to offer emotional support
- practical assistance with household chores and childcare
- proper postpartum care of the mother.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is the mother’s role in caring for a baby?
- What is the father’s role in caring for a baby?
- How can family members give emotional support? Practical support?
- How can one distinguish between normal mood swings and postpartum depression?

Communication

- How can family and friends help in the postpartum period?
- How can one communicate needs to family members?
- How might sharing experiences of being a new parent with parents and siblings be comforting?

Leadership

- How can siblings of the newborn help?
- How can a parent handle jealousy from older children?
- How can a parent make time for older children?

Management

- How can one accept/ask for family help without imposing too much on them?
- What can help family members understand postpartum depression?