Postpartum Period in People with Disabilities

Abstract

The postpartum period is a critical period in which many physical, social and psychological changes are experienced for the mother, baby and family. In this period, disabled mothers experience various difficulties in their own and baby care. The current inadequacies in disability knowledge and awareness of healthcare professionals also negatively affect this process. Disabled women generally expect healthcare professionals who are knowledgeable in the postpartum period, aware of their special needs, communicate positively, and respect their decisions. In the postpartum period, women with disabilities should be offered a specially designed perinatal care program that is individualized and tailored to the expectations of the woman and her family in terms of scope and form. The literature emphasizes the lack of disability-specific clinical data and the need for education, training and practice guidelines on postpartum care. In this review, the difficulties experienced by individuals with different types of disabilities in the postpartum period and their nursing approaches were examined in line with the literature.

Keywords

• Engellilik
• hemşire
• postpartum dönem

ENGELLİ BİREYLERDE POSTPARTUM DÖNEM

Abstract

Doğum sonu dönem anne, bebek ve ailesi için birçok fiziksel, sosyal ve psikolojik değişikliklerin yaşandığı kritik bir dönemdir. Bu dönemde engelli anneler kendi ve bebek bakımında çeşitli zorluklar yaşamaktadırlar. Sağlık çalışanların engellilik bilgisi ve farkındalığındaki mevcut yetersizlikleri de bu süreci olumsuz etkilemektedir. Engelli kadınlar genel olarak doğum sonu dönemde bilgi sahibi olan, özel gereksinimlerinin farkında olan, olumlu iletişim kuran, kararlarına saygı duyan sağlık çalışanlarının bakım vermesini beklemektedir. Doğum sonu dönemde engelli kadınlara, bireyselleştirilmiş, kapsamı ve şekli bakımından kadının ve ailesinin beklentilerine göre düzenlenmiş özel olarak tasarlanmış bir perinatal bakım programı sunulmalıdır. Literatürde engelliliğe özgü klinik verilerin yetersizliği ve doğum sonu bakıma ilişkin eğitim, öğretim ve uygulama kılavuzlarına ihtiyacı vurgulanmaktadır. Bu derlemede doğum sonu dönemde farklı engel türüne sahip bireylerin yaşadığı zorluklar ve hemşirelik yaklaşımları literatür doğrultusunda incelenmiştir.

Keywords

• Engellilik
• hemşire
• postpartum dönem

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