The nurse is discharging a new mother from the hospital. Which of the following is a recommended teaching guideline that should be discussed?
A) Tell the client to return for a follow-up examination in 1 month.
B) Advise the client to resume sexual intercourse as soon as it feels comfortable.
C) Tell the nonnursing client that menstruation should resume in 6 to 8 weeks.
D) Tell the nursing mother that contraception is not necessary until her period returns.
C
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The mother should be informed that menstruation will resume in 6 to 8 weeks if she does not nurse her newborn. If she does nurse, menstruation is usually delayed for 4 to 5 months or until she stops nursing. The client should return for a follow-up examination in 6 to 8 weeks and should abstain from intercourse and douching until then.
Although ovulation does not usually occur during the nursing period, prolonging nursing is no guarantee that pregnancy will not occur.
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