title: Maternal tasks of the puerperium reidentified.
abstract: A descriptive study of women receiving hospital postpartum care was undertaken to determine whether or not these women exhibited the behaviors of taking-in and taking-hold defined by Reva Rubin and whether or not these behaviors and attitudes changed over time during hospitalization. A modified version of a questionnaire by Martell and Mitchell was administered at five separate intervals to 50 postpartum women with uncomplicated vaginal deliveries. The women's behaviors and attitudes did change over time, but at a rate faster than that found by Rubin.
authors.affiliation: Barat College, North Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Ament
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D008875:Middle Aged; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors