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- 50% of women-Peaks on 4th or 5th day postpartum-Lasts up to 10 days-Affected individuals may be abnormally sensitive to changes in hormonal profile (estrogen, progesterone, prolactin, cortisol).
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• Transient postpartum thyrotoxicosis or hypothyroidism is common • Associated with autoimmune thyroiditis • In women with Type 1 DM, 25% develop postpartum thyroid dysfunction of some type.
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• Cardiovascular and respiratory functions return to normal over months-Cardiac output remains elevated for 48 hours postpartum then returns to normal in 2 weeks.
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1 After delivery of the placenta, the uterus is at the size of 20-week pregnancy, but reduces in size on abdominal examination by 1 finger-breadth each day, such that on the 12th day it cannot be palpated. 2  By end of puerperium it is only slightly larger than pre-pregnancy.
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pu·er·pe·ri·um. n. pl. pu·er·pe·ri·a (-pir′pîr-ē). ə. 1 the state of a woman during childbirth or immediately. thereafter. 2
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1 By end of puerperium it is only slightly larger than pre-pregnancy. 2  For the first 3-4 days, lochia comprises mainly blood and remnants of trophoblastic tissue. 3  During days 3-12 the colour is reddish-brown but then changes to yellow.
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Puerperium: The time immediately after the delivery of a baby. (In Latin a puerpera is a woman in childbirth since puer means child and parere means to give birth.) Puerperal fever is childbirth (or childbed) fever due to an infection usually of the placental site within the uterus. If that infection involves the bloodstream, it constitutes puerperal sepsis.
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1 (O99.1) Other diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism. ( 2 O99.2) Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium.
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- Sxs usually respond in 2-4 weeks-Full remission may take several months-If first episode, recommend continued treatment 6-12 months-For women with recurrent major depression, long term maintenance treatment may be necessary.
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what is the puerperium period
The puerperium period mean when a woman is in childbirth since puer means child and parere means to give birth.