The postpartum client who continually repeats the story of her labor, birth, and recovery experiences is doing which?
a. Making the birth experience "real"
b. Accepting her response to labor and birth
c. Providing others with her knowledge of events
d. Taking hold of the events leading to her labor and birth
ANS: A
Reliving the birth experience makes the event real and helps the mother realize that the pregnancy is over and that the infant is born and is now a separate individual. She is in the taking-in phase, trying to make the birth experience seem real. This is to satisfy her needs, not the needs of others. She is trying to make the event real and is trying to separate the infant from herself.
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