MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs · Jan 2013
Postpartum safety: a patient-centered approach to fall prevention.
Falls in the perinatal setting have received minimal attention and have not been well documented. Women are at risk for falling following vaginal or cesarean birth, especially during initial attempts at ambulation. ⋯ A patient-centered fall prevention strategy was developed. The results of this project have laid the foundation for additional research of a program that will consider not only prevention of falls in a healthy population but also the development of a risk assessment tool specific to women in the immediate postpartum period.