TY  - SER
AU  - Sakala, Carol.
TI  - Hormonal physiology of childbearing, an essential framework for maternal-newborn nursing: Carol Sakala, Amy M. Romano, Sarah J. Buckley
PY  - 2016///
KW  - Maternity nursing
KW  - Oxytocin
KW  - Prolactin
N1  - Nursing
N2  - Knowledge of the hormonal physiology of childbearing is foundational for all who care for childbearing women and newborns. When promoted, supported, and protected, innate, hormonally driven processes optimize labor and birth, maternal and newborn transitions, breastfeeding, and mother-infant attachment. Many common perinatal interventions can interfere with or limit hormonal processes and have other unintended effects. Such interventions should only be used when clearly indicated. High-quality care incorporates salutogenic nursing practices that support physiologic processes and maternal-newborn health
ER  -