Question

Dunstan is writing a book on the life of parents after childbirth. Help him complete the sentences. A mother may feel irritable or sad in the days immediately following the birth of her baby. This is known as and may last for a few days or weeks. It is most likely due to hormonal changes in the body after delivery. A new mother needs emotional support and adequate rest during this period. She should also remember that mothers have a higher energy requirement and should make sure she eats nutritious food.

Answer 1

Baby Blues and Lactating are the answers

Step-by-step explanation:

Dunstan is writing a book on the life of parents after childbirth. Help him complete the sentences.

A mother may feel irritable or sad in the days immediately following the birth of her baby. This is known as ______ and may last for a few days or weeks. It is most likely due to hormonal changes in the body after delivery. A new mother needs emotional support and adequate rest during this period. She should also remember that ______ mothers have a higher energy requirement and should make sure she eats nutritious food.

Answer 2

A mother may feel irritable or sad in the days immediately following the birth of her baby. This is known as baby blues and may last for a few weeks or days.

Step-by-step explanation:

Baby blues is not a severe condition like postpartum depression because it has a short span of few days or weeks. Anxiety, mood swings, appetite problem, sleeping problems etc are some of the visible symptoms of baby blues.

Baby blues should be given proper attention even though it is not severe as postpartum depression.

The reason for this might be the hormonal changes in the body of the mother during pregnancy, childbirth and afterwards.