Get Bubblehed Assessment

The nurse can remember the key points of a postpartum assessment by learning the acronym BUBBLE-LE, which stands for breasts, uterus, bladder, bowels, episiotomy, lower extremities, and emotions.

The comprehensive postpartum visit should include a full assessment of physical, social, and psychological well-being, including the following domains: mood and emotional well-being; infant care and feeding; sexuality, contraception, and birth spacing; sleep and fatigue; physical recovery from birth; chronic disease ...

A bubble study, which is done during an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound), can provide added information about blood flow through your heart.

The maternal postpartum exam includes a head-to-toe physical that assesses the woman's physiological responses to the completed birth process. A comprehensive cultural assessment should be performed to identify factors that may impact the postpartum family.

The maternal postpartum exam includes a head-to-toe physical that assesses the woman's physiological responses to the completed birth process. A comprehensive cultural assessment should be performed to identify factors that may impact the postpartum family.

LOCHIA. Lochia is assessed during the postpartum period: Saturating one pad in less than an hour, a constant trickle of lochia, or the presence of large (i.e., golf-ball sized) blood clots is indicative of more serious complications and should be investigated immediately.

What does the acronym Bubble-He stand for? B: breasts. U: uterus. B: bladder. B: bowels. L: lochia. E: episiotomy and perineum.

First 24 hours after birth: All postpartum women should have regular assessment of vaginal bleeding, uterine contraction, fundal height, temperature and heart rate (pulse) routinely during the first 24 hours starting from the first hour after birth. Blood pressure should be measured shortly after birth.