A woman giving birth in the 1960s may have been given a narcotic plus scopolamine for pain control. One major problem with this medication regimen was:
a. Its lack of continuous pain control.
b. It was expensive and available only to women who could afford the medications.
c. It caused confusion and disorientation so the mother could not see the infant for several hours postdelivery.
d. The father had to assume the role of decision maker during the time the mother was on medication.
C
The combination of narcotics and scopolamine produced heavy sedation and disorientation. The new mother was not fully awake and oriented for several hours postdelivery. The bond-ing process had to be delayed.
The narcotic plus scopolamine did allow for continuous pain control.
The combination was not expensive and would be given to any mother.
The father was almost always the decision maker during the 1960s.
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