Description # Postpartum exercise has the following effects: It helps the woman return to her prepregnancy weight or condition. # It tighten...
Puerperium
Description # Puerperium is the period from termination of pregnancy to the involution of the uterus, traditionally 6 weeks. # Involution of...
Puerperal Fever
Also known as Childbed fever Description # Infection after childbirth is generally puerperal fever, and rise in body temperature is an impor...
Resumption of Menstruation
Description If the woman is not breast-feeding, menstruation returns within 6 weeks of delivery. After 3 months, 70-90% of women menstruate;...
Sexual Activity after Childbirth
Description # Sexual activity (coitus) may resume when bleeding has subsided. # Bleeding and infection are remote 14-21 days after childbirt...
Sitz Bath
Description All new mothers should know the benefits of a sitz (hip) bath. 1. It prevents inflammation around the perineotomy region and red...
Stages of Labor
Description Labor describes the uterus' efforts (contractions) to push the fetus out of the birth canal. Stages Childbirth labor is cont...
Stomach
Description Some mothers are surprised to discover that their stomachs are still large after giving birth. The stomach will get smaller, but...
Tests During Delivery
Description The following tests and examinations are necessary for insuring the safety and health of mother and child. Uterine contractions ...
Uterine Atonic Bleeding
Description Uterine atonic bleeding is massive bleeding during puerperium (the period from the end of the last stage of labor and the return...
Uterus
Description # The uterus changes radically during pregnancy and puerperium. # Size and Weight Decrease # Immediately after childbirth, the u...
Vacuum-assisted Delivery
Description A bowl-like apparatus is attached to a baby's head and the air between the baby's head and the apparatus is sucked out t...