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L A Ament

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Maternal tasks of the puerperium reidentified.

A descriptive study of women receiving hospital postpartum care was undertaken to determine whether or not these women exhibited the behaviors of taking-in and taking-hold defined by Reva Rubin and whether or not these behaviors and attitudes changed over time during hospitalization. A modified version of a questionnaire by Martell and Mitchell was administered at five separate intervals to 50 postpartum women with uncomplicated vaginal deliveries. The women's behaviors and attitudes did change over time, but at a rate faster than that found by Rubin.

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