Question

Discuss three ways to support the mother/baby dyad.

Baby dyad is that even though Baby has left the womb, the two should still be considered one unit, as in inseparable during the early postpartum period

Answer 1

Dyad care incorporates care to the mother and newborn child while they are in close physical nearness (ideally skin-to-skin) with the understanding that suitable consideration of one must address the necessities and premiums of the other. These are some physiological changes that are need to be include under dayd care:

placental transfusion of around 35 ml of blood for every kilogram of baby weight, which joined with diminished weight in the lungs, helps with the commencement of infant breath and powerful gas exchange,

vasodilation of the maternal shallow veins in the chest to trade heat with the infant,

infant reflexes including "the bosom slither" and self-connection at the breast,

removal of the placenta and involution of the uterus, and

interconnected hormonal movements, including raised oxytocin levels for mother and newborn child, expanded oxytocin receptors in the mother's cerebrum, diminished beta-endorphin levels, a quick reduction in stress hormones (particularly epinephrine), top degrees of prolactin, and expanded prolactin receptors.