Counseling in the Postpartum Period

Purpose of Counseling in the Postpartum Period

• To contribute to the physical and psychological health of mother and baby. To inform about breast milk and breastfeeding.

• Contributing to the development of a good mother-baby relationship

• To ensure that the mother has self-confidence and adopts the position of motherhood within her family and social environment.

• encountered in the postnatal periodinform about health problems and symptoms

• Providing information about pregnancy after birth

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Postpartum Pregnancy

Shortly after birthIt should not be forgotten that it is possible to become pregnant again later.

The exact duration of not getting pregnant due to breastfeeding is not known.

Duration of not getting pregnant after birth

• Average 45 days for a woman who is not breastfeeding

• In breastfeeding women, breastfeeding is longer than 45 days because it prevents ovulation. However, it is still not known exactly when fertility will begin. Ovulation may occur before the first menstrual period. During prenatal follow-up visits and after giving birth, before leaving the health institution, the reproductive health method consultancy service should be discussed with the healthcare personnel and method-specific consultancy service should be received.