“When we think about the way postpartum care exists today, you think about the mom being the candy wrapper and the baby being the candy; when the candy’s out of the wrapper, we toss the wrapper,” said Dr. Stuebe. “What these new guidelines are saying is this wrapper is actually pretty important.”
The revised committee opinion states: “The comprehensive postpartum visit should include a full assessment of physical, social, and psychological well-being, including the following domains: mood and emotional well-being; infant care and feeding; sexuality, contraception, and birth spacing; sleep and fatigue; physical recovery from birth; chronic disease management; and health maintenance.”
Dr. Stuebe receives support from Janssen.
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