Practice Quiz

Doula

Category - Postpartum

Start a Study Session Sign up for Question of the Day
Creating a womb-like environment for a newborn baby facilitates the adjustment to being born. Suggestions for this include:
  1. Carrying the baby in a sling or other soft baby carrier
  2. Frequent feeding
  3. White noise
  4. All of the above
Explanation
Answer: D - Mom's body is baby's habitat - and once the baby is out of the womb, mom can continue to ease baby's transition by recreating what baby was used to inside mom's body by doing the following: carrying much of the time, as baby is used to motion and closeness; frequent feeding, since baby never had to feel hunger when connected by an umbilical cord; maintaining a comfortable, stable temperature like that in mom's body; using white noise to mimic the sound of mom's circulatory system); and avoiding overstimulation, which was easily shut out by mom's body before birth.
Was this helpful? Upvote!
Login to contribute your own answer or details
Start a Study Session Sign up for Question of the Day

Top questions

Related questions

Most popular on PracticeQuiz