• mother is passive, willing to let others do things for her
• conversation centers on her birth experience
• has interest in newborn but prefers that others care for newborn
• has little interest in learning 
• focus is on need for food fluids and restorative sleep

• mother begins to initiate action and becomes interested in caring fo rnewborn 
• may be critical about hr abilities
• has increased concern about her body functions and assums self care needs 
• is interested in learning how to care for self and baby 

• mothers and parterners work thorugh iving up previous lifestyle
• may mothers must give up their ideal of the birth experience and reoncile it with what really occurred 
• the give up the fantasy child and accept the real child 

• provide oppurtunity for rest and appropriate nutrition
• provide opportunity to discuss birht experience and vent disappointments or share joys 

• provide supportive atmosphere
• identify support system of mothe r
• use teaching monetns
• reinforce selfcare and newborn caretaking abilities 

provide supportive atmospher

provide referrals to community agences as appropriate for assistance needed 

reinforce neworn caregiving abilities 

• dry newborn quickly
• dry and cover head of newborn 

• prewarm radiant warm and stethoscope before use
• place scale paper on scale and place warm blanket on other surfaces  

• place crib away from cold walls 
• wrap newborn warmly 

• proper body alignment of newborn 
• newbonr's mouth is wide open for areola grasp
• prper hand postion of mother on breast 
• newborn's mouth moves in rhthmic motion to compress areola 
• audible swallow is heard 
• mother is in relaxed supported position 
• room is warm and private 
• newborn ends feeding relaxed and appears satiated 
• mother has soft nonengorged breasts at the end of feeding 

• hand to mouth movments 
• mouth and tongue movments 
• sucking motions
• rooting movments 
• clenched fists
• kicking of legs 
• crying (late sign)