The document provides guidance on delivery, post-natal care, and general health practices for new mothers. It recommends delivering at a birthing home or health center with a skilled birth attendant who can manage complications. The attendant can provide care like delivering the placenta, umbilical cord cutting, eye ointment, and breastfeeding assistance. New mothers should get checkups at 24 hours and 2 weeks, exclusively breastfeed for 6 months, and space future pregnancies by 2-3 years through breastfeeding or other family planning methods. The document outlines health practices like eating, resting, hygiene and provides signs to seek medical care for issues like fever, pain, or bleeding.

1. Delivery and
Post-natal Care
Aries Glenn B. Galao, BSN, RN

2. ACTUAL DELIVERY

3. Delivery with a skilled birth
attendant at a birthing
home or health center
protects your life and your
baby’s life…

4. The skilled birth attendant can manage
or decide what ot do if:
• Your baby is in the wrong
position
• Active labor goes on for over
12 hours
• You are loosing too much
blood and/or water

5. • Your baby does not begin
breathing immediately
• Your baby is premature, sick
or has birth injuries or
congenital anomalies

6. The skilled birth attendant can give the
special care needed after delivery:
• Deliver the placenta safely.
• Cut and dress the umbilical
cord.
• Vitamin K injection to prevent
bleeding.

7. • Apply eye ointment that
prevents blindness.
• Guide your baby to breastfeed
immediately.
• Keep your baby warm.

8. POST-NATAL

9. After the delivery, the
skilled birth attendant
advises you on good
health practice.

10. BREASTFEEDING

11. • Start breastfeeding within 30
min of birth to stimulate the
production of breast milk.
• Allow your baby to breastfeed
as often and as long as she
wants, even at night.
• Exclusively breastfeed your
baby up to the 1st 6 mos of life.

12. • Breast milk alone contains
exactly the nutrients that your
baby need.
– Easily digested
– Promotes the best growth &
development of your baby
– Protects your child against
illnesses
• Diarrhea, cough, colds

13. • From the age of 6 mos, babies
need a variety of other foods.
– Breastfeeding should continue
through your child’s 2nd year and
beyond.
• Husbands, partners and other
family members help by
encouraging you to rest quietly
while you breastfeed.

14. REMEMBER!
Post-natal check-ups:
To prevent dangers
after delivery, it is
important to get a
check-up 24 hrs and 2
weeks after birth.

15. BIRTH SPACING

16. • It is healthier for you and your
children if there are at least 2-
3 years interval between
pregnancies.
• You are only protected from
another pregnancy during the
1st 6 mos. after delivery if you
exclusively breastfeed.

17. • After 6 mos. of exclusive
breastfeeding, use alternative
family planning methods.

18. CARING FOR YOUR BODY

19. • Continue to eat healthy foods
• Have enough rest and sleep
• Wash hands before handling
baby
• Wash vagina after passing
urine or stool
• Shower daily to prevent
infection

20. GO TO HEALTH CENTER

21. Go to the health center quickly if you have:
• Fever
• Abdominal pain
• Swollen, red or tender breasts
• Dribbling urine, painful
urination
• Pain in vagina
• Draining pus in vagina
• Foul-smelling vaginal

22. GO TO HOSPITAL
IMMEDIATELY

23. Go to hospital immediately if you have:
• Vaginal bleeding
• Convulsions
• Fast or difficult breathing
• Fever and weakness
• Severe abdominal pain

24. Remember!
To ensure the best health
and development of your
child, go to the health
center every month for
growth monitoring.

25. Thank
You!