If a woman gave birth yesterday to a child with a cleft palate; the newborn is in the special care nursery, and the mother has seen the newborn only at birth. The nurse's priority is to assist the mother to grieve for the loss of the perfect baby.
Cleft palate (orofacial clefts) is a birth defect that occurs when a baby's lips or mouth do not form properly during pregnancy. Grief is a reaction to loss. In this early period, the grieving process takes precedence over the mother's self-care. The nurse will assess the mother to note her physical condition, but the mother's focus will be on the baby. The mother can be helped to determine the appropriate time to see the baby, and then bonding can be encouraged.
only qualified persons are licensed to provide dental care and violators of laws and rules regulating the practice of dentistry are sanctioned as appropriate.
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