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Psychosocial Integrity II

A client has just given birth to a newborn who has a cleft lip and palate. When planning to talk with the client, the nurse recognizes that the client needs to first work through which emotion before maternal bonding can occur?

ExplanationThe nurse should recognize that a mother will go through the grief process after giving birth to a child with a birth defect. After the grief process, the mother can begin to focus on bonding with the infant. The remaining options are incorrect because they are each only one component of the grief process.