A woman giving birth in the 1960s may have been given a narcotic plus scopolamine for pain control. What is the major problem with this medication regimen?
a. It lacked continuous pain control.
b. It was expensive and available only to women who could afford the medications.
c. The father had to assume the role of decision maker while the mother was on medication.
d. It caused confusion and disorientation so that the mother could not see the infant for several hours postbirth.
ANS: D
The combination of narcotics and scopolamine produced heavy sedation and disorientation. The new mother was not fully awake and oriented for several hours postbirth. The bonding 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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