Childcare professionals, also known as maternity nannies, are primarily responsible for the following aspects:

Maternity Care

Lifestyle Care

- Assist expectant mothers in maintaining personal hygiene, such as bathing and changing clothes, to ensure their comfort and cleanliness, and prevent infections.

- Caring for the diet and living conditions of postpartum women, preparing nutritious postpartum meals according to their tastes and physical conditions. Ensuring adequate nutrition intake for the women to promote their body's recovery.

- Guide mothers-to-be in engaging in appropriate exercise and rest, such as postpartum rehabilitation exercises and walking, to enhance their physical recovery and circulation, and prevent postpartum complications.

2. Postpartum Recovery

- Monitor the mother's lochia for any abnormalities and report to the doctor immediately. Lochia refers to the discharge from the uterus after childbirth, and observing the color, amount, and odor of the lochia can help understand the mother's uterine recovery status.

- Assist mothers in breast care, including guiding proper breastfeeding positions and aiding in lactation. Ensure smooth breastfeeding experiences and prevent breast diseases such as mastitis.

- Providing psychological counseling for postpartum mothers to alleviate anxiety and depression. Postpartum, mothers' bodies and minds are in a unique phase, requiring the care and support of family and caregivers.

Newborn Care

Lifestyle Care

- Attend to the daily needs of newborns, including feeding, changing diapers, and bathing. Maintain the cleanliness and comfort of the newborn's body, fulfilling their physiological needs.

- Monitor the sleep patterns of newborns and adjust the sleeping environment and position accordingly. Ensure that newborns have adequate sleep to promote their growth and development.

Newborns' clothing and supplies are cleaned and disinfected to maintain their cleanliness and hygiene. Newborns have weaker immune systems, so special attention must be paid to hygiene issues.

2. Health Care

- Monitor newborns' physical conditions, such as body temperature, breathing, and heart rate. Report any abnormalities to the medical staff immediately to ensure the health and safety of the newborns.

- Perform umbilical cord care for newborns, keeping the cord dry and clean. Prevent umbilical cord infections and promote the detachment of the cord.

- Massaging and touching newborns promotes the development of their nervous system and physical growth. These practices can also boost the newborn's immunity and foster the establishment of a parent-child bond.

3. Early Education

- Interact and communicate with newborns through speaking, singing, and playing games, etc. Promote the intellectual development and language skills of newborns.

- Provide newborns with appropriate visual, auditory, and tactile stimulation, such as viewing colorful cards, listening to music, and touching items of different textures. Promote the development of the newborn's sensory system.

In summary, the role of a maternity nurse is to provide professional care services to mothers and newborns, helping them navigate through this special period in their lives.