Bladder and Urethra

Female Bladder and Urethra Description # After childbirth, the amount of urine voided by the new mother increases as a result of extra liqui...

Body Weight

Description If the excess weight gained during pregnancy is not lost, it may lead to obesity. Appropriate exercise is helpful during pregnan...

Childbirth Complications

Description Many problems may occur during puerperium, the period from the end of the third stage of labor until the involution of the uteru...

Daily Life

Description The rate at which a woman recovers after delivery, feels less discomfort, and has the ability to be active differs from person t...

Forceps Delivery

Description # Forceps delivery uses large forceps (i.e., a large, spoon-shaped instrument) that assists delivery by holding the baby's h...

Fetal Monitoring

Description Delivering a healthy child without harming the mother is a key objective of childbirth, so monitoring the changes in the baby...

First Stage of Labor

Description # This stage can be divided into the ready period, during which time the uterus dilates to 3 cm, and the active period, when reg...

Hospitalization

Description When nearing the time of delivery, it is very important to know when to go to the hospital. The following is a discussion of the...

Management of Delivery

Description Various difficulties and conditions can occur at the time of delivery, requiring procedures to relieve the mother, and safeguard...

Human Milk Feeding

Description # The saying "breast is the best" has its origin in biologic merit. # Studies have confirmed that even undernourished ...

Labor Signs

Description Many changes, like fetal lightening, irregular uterine contractions, and an increase in vaginal secretions, occur 2-3 weeks befo...

Miscarriage

Also known as Abortion Description # The fetus is unable to survive outside its mother's womb until approximately the 24th week of pregn...

Perineorrhaphy

Also known as Episiotomy repair Description # Perineorrhaphy is the surgical repair of the perineum, usually after an episiotomy has been ma...

Perineotomy Region

Description # Many germs inhabit the surrounding perineotomy region, but childbirth wounds can heal quickly without medical intervention. # ...

Perineum and Vagina

Description The body prepares for delivery by releasing hormones from the placenta and making the vagina more elastic and wider. A warm sitz...

Physical Changes After Birth

Description The body's ability to recover after childbirth is remarkable. While some areas will not return to their same original state,...

Postpartum Activity

Description There are individual differences, but in the absence of complications, a mother can walk within a few hours of delivery; after a...

Postpartum Blues

Description "Postpartum blues" is a mood disturbance experienced up to 70% of postpartum patients within 3-6 days after delivery. ...

Postpartum Care

Description # Puerperium, the time when the physical changes caused by pregnancy return to their pregnancy state, lasts until 6 weeks after ...

Postpartum Depression

Definition Postpartum depression occurs in 8-15% of postpartum women, 3-6 months after childbirth. Depressed mothers have less social intera...