Chapter 22 Flashcards
attachment
the process by which a parent come to love and accept a child and a child comes to love and accept a parent.
bonding
term for attachment; occurring rapid attraction to newborn.
for newborn afterbirth
Attachment Bonding EnFace Entrainment Biorhythmicity Reciprocity
maternal adaptation
Rubin’s 3 phases of role attainment
Rubin’s 3 phases of role attainment
Taking -in (dependent)
Taking- hold (dependent-interdependent)
Letting –go (interdependent)
taking in phase
1hour-3 days after delivery
Goal: recovery & restoration
Comprehension of reality of events of L&D by reviewing process and seeking out info to fill in memory gaps
Assimilation of the event allows mom to move on
Speech- excited and euphoric
Often passive/dependent- does what she is told
Focused on baby- eating OK? Gaining weight?
Develops attachment bonds to infant– requires time and privacy
Progressive touch- EVERY TIME
“En face” presentation- infant responds to mothers voice, touch and smell—Baby looks at her and tracks her voice
Baby doesn’t respond, may distance herself from infant and feels like a bad mother
“En face” presentation
infant responds to mothers voice, touch and smell—Baby looks at her and tracks her voice
Taking Hold Phase
3-7 days after delivery
Goal: Return of productivity & establishment of new routines
Considers events beyond immediate present
Initiates actions and is more productive
Extends self to others in immediate environment
Emotional liability- happy on minute and “blue” the next
Task of mothering priority and being a “good” mom is important
“how can I care for the baby the best?”
Letting Go Phase
10 days-6 weeks
Goal: readjustment/incorporation of changes in personal and family life into new patterns of organization
Times sense beginning to return to Pre-pregnant state but still measured in terms of events
May have increased anxiety
Overly protective of infant
Baby having problems with eating or sleeping and mom may feel ineffective and anxiety can increase
expand to whats outside of baby
Mercers 4 stages of adaptation
Commitment to the baby
Attachment & caring for the baby
Moving toward a new normal
Incorporating motherhood into the redefinition of self
Newborn Attachment Behaviors
Eye contact with prolonged, intense mutual gazing
Eye movements with attempts to “track” the parent’s face
Grasp and holding of parent’s finger
Synchronous movements in response to rhythms and patterns of parent’s voice
Rooting, suckling, and latching on to the breast
Being comforted by the parent’s voice or touch
if mothers age is over 35
may have more finical support but have feelings of social isolation
postpartum blues
70% of women have it; cry out of no where; anxiety fatigue; related to hormonal changes
