Maternal Bonding Factors

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Across
  1. 2. Nurses evaluate eye contact, infant cues, and responsiveness to assess ______
  2. 4. The emotional connection between mother and infant that can be disrupted by separation
  3. 7. The plan created by nurses to ensure safe discharge for mother and baby
  4. 8. Routines, A long hospital stay can disrupt these daily patterns at home
  5. 11. Family _______: Long hospital stays disrupt finances, routines, and caregiving (5 letters)
  6. 14. A major factor heightened by uncertainty and medical complexity of the stay (6 letters)
  7. 15. Mothers in this unit experience increased depression, fear, and stress (4 letters)
  8. 18. Hospital readmissions often cause repeated ______ between mother and infant
  9. 20. Physical contact method that regulates newborn temperature and heart rate
  10. 21. Depression (PPD), Condition in which mothers experience heightened sadness or anxiety after childbirth
  11. 22. Care, Type of care model that encourages family presence and participation
Down
  1. 1. Nurses use screenings to detect this mental health condition early
  2. 3. Hospital stays introduce this type of environment that can overwhelm families
  3. 5. Emotional state that increases due to maternal hospitalization
  4. 6. When mothers are hospitalized, this can increase within the partner or siblings
  5. 9. First step of the nursing process, involving evaluating maternal and family needs (6 letters)
  6. 10. The caregiver role may become ______ when the mother is hospitalized
  7. 12. , Key early contact that strengthens attachment after birth
  8. 13. Returning to the hospital after discharge, adding stress to families
  9. 16. Important newborn behavior that helps bonding and nutritional intake
  10. 17. A unit where infants receive specialized medical care
  11. 19. Emotional link between mother and infant that starts in pregnancy
  12. 23. Stress, Type of stress mothers feel due to medical procedures and uncertainty