The nurse observes that an adolescent mother seems to ignore her newborn. A strategy that the nurse can use to facilitate mother-infant interaction is to:
A. tell the mother that she must pay attention to her baby.
B. demonstrate for the mother different positions for holding and feeding her baby.
C. show the mother how the baby initiates interaction and pays attention to her.
D. arrange for the mother to watch a video on mother-infant interaction.
C
Adolescents generally lack knowledge of infant behaviors and how to respond to them and may be reluctant to admit their ignorance. They may have inadequate coping skills to manage the transition to parenthood and parenting responsibilities. Nurses can help the adolescent learn appropriate behaviors and offer them resources in the community for parenting assistance.
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