Follow-up after immediate postnatal care

During the first postnatal visit, you should also remember to:

• Counsel the mother and her husband/partner about family planning, immunization, and breast feeding.
• Make an appointment for her to come to your health facility or visit her at home after three days, six days and six weeks if everything is progressing normally.
• Make an additional appointment to visit her at home after two days if there are any complications which have not resulted in referral, or if the baby was pre-term, low birth weight or suffers from low body temperature.