Question

Holly is a 30-year-old G2P1 at 20 weeks of gestation. She had an uncomplicated normal spontaneous vaginal delivery (NSVD) at term 21/2 years ago. Her other child is 3 years old, and, according to Holly, he “was not very pleased to hear that another baby will be in the house.” Holly said that she feels more excited about this pregnancy since she felt the baby move 2 weeks ago. She has made an appointment with her nurse-midwife for a routine prenatal visit.

1. What is maternal adaptation to pregnancy, and why does it occur in the second trimester?
2. What is the first developmental task in adapting to the maternal role? Give rationale.
3. What is the second developmental task in adapting to the maternal role? Give the rationale
4. What is the third developmental task in adapting to the maternal role? Provide rationale
5. What is the fourth developmental task in adapting to the maternal role? Provide rationale
6. What is the last developmental task in adapting to the maternal role? Provide rationale
7. Holly tells her midwife that she had “a very happy childhood.” She remembers that her mother was “warm and nurturing.” She loved playing with baby dolls when she was a little girl and has always wanted to be a mother. What developmental stage of maternal adaptation is Holly experiencing?
8. Name of the presenting person

Answer 1

●Maternal adaptation word itself describes how a women adapts herself to motherhood.It is a gradual process of accepting changes in the body both physically and psychologically ,thus enjoying the feeling of becoming a complete person after a child birth. The new mother could experience a rapid change in the physiology of the body due to varying hormone levels,pressure exerted bybthe growing fetus on the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urinary system in specific. The alterations in cardiovascular and hematological systems to meet the demands of the fetus .Adaptation occurs with discomfort in the initial trimester. During the second trimester the symptoms like morning sickness,tiredness, weird thought, etc., fades away making the pregnancy to be felt ,realised ,momentised and memorized by a mother. They put and weight and their appetite are good,having a energetic feel making them adapt them easily to the changes during second trimester. In simple it is a form of accepting the baby

●First developmental task:

The women after coming to know that she is pregnant after expectations, creates an environment which can protect and safeguard the unborn in all ways.Rationale :safety

●Second developmental task

The women accepting the child and trying to bring it to the knowledge of others in the society like family, friends and engagingin socializing the unborn.Rationale :socialization

●Third developmental task:

Here the women is a full mother who tries to create an environment with a full bonding of the mother and fetus after birth.In simple the existence of a mother and infant relationship. Rationale :role of a mother

●Fourth developmental task:

The mother is in a state to do anything for the safety,health and wellness of the baby.Rationale :creation of relationships

●The last developmental task in adapting to the maternal role is getting psychological support from the spouse to rear the child as a part of parenting along with father.

●She is adapting to the developmental stage of motherhood in the maternal adaptations as she has experienced with her mother. She too wants to be a mother who can nurture and warm her baby and provide a happy childhood for her child,.