puerperium

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puerperium

[pu″er-pēr´e-um]

the period from the end of the third stage of labor until involution of the uterus is complete, usually lasting between 3 and 6 weeks.

pu·er·pe·ri·um

, pl.

pu·er·pe·ri·a

(pyū-er-pē'rē-ŭm, -ē-ă),

Period from the termination of labor to complete involution of the uterus, usually defined as 42 days.

[L. childbirth, fr. puer, child, + pario, to bring forth]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

puerperium

(pyo͞o′ər-pîr′ē-əm)

n. pl. puer·peria (-pîr′ē-ə)

1. The state of a woman during childbirth or immediately thereafter.

2. The approximate six-week period lasting from childbirth to the return of normal uterine size.

pu·er·pe·ri·um

(pyū'er-pēr'ē-ŭm, -ă)

Period from the termination of labor to complete involution of the uterus, usually defined as 42 days.

[L. childbirth, fr. puer, child, + pario, to bring forth]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

puerperium

The period after childbirth when the womb (uterus) and VAGINA are returning to their normal state.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

References in periodicals archive ?

The association of the variable that indicates whether during the immediate puerperium, the mother was breastfeeding or not, and the duration of LME, becomes statistically insignificant during the multiple analysis.

Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice in a cohort of women from Cali, Colombia/Factores asociados con la practica de lactancia exclusiva en una cohorte de mujeres de Cali, Colombia

In our case, altered bowel habits, chronic pelvic pain and inability to pull out IUD strings were suggestive of bowel injury caused by IUD and insertion in puerperium, retroverted uterine axis and inadequate IUD follow up were the predisposing risk factors.

Transmigration of an intrauterine device into sigmoid colon-surgical management: A case report

This Table 4 shows comparative analysis of different neurological illnesses in pregnancy and puerperium across various studies.

A CLINICAL STUDY OF NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATIONS IN PREGNANCY AND UPTO 6 WEEKS POSTPARTUM

The ambiguity between the naturalization of excessive weight in the condition of the mother-woman and the feeling of inadequacy to the socially idealized wife-woman body produces feelings of low self-esteem, limitation in the performance of daily activities and fear of the appearance of the body itself in the puerperium.

Overweight in the perspective of pregnant women assisted in the primary health care of a municipality of the North Fluminense region/O excesso de peso na perspectiva de gestantes assistidas na atencao primaria a saude de um municipio da regiao do Norte Fluminense

Smilowitz, M.D., from the New York University School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues identified women aged 18 years or older hospitalized during pregnancy and the puerperium from the National Inpatient Sample database from Jan.

2002 to 2014 Saw Hike in AMI Rate in Pregnancy, Puerperium; Rate of acute myocardial infarction one per 12,400 for those hospitalized during pregnancy, puerperium

There is a belief that consuming cold foods during the puerperium may cause sickness in the woman and the baby.

Traditional Practices of Mothers in the Postpartum Period: Evidence from Turkey

The initial fall in RBC count during puerperium may account for compensatory hemodilution which occurs following delivery.

Variation in erythrocyte and leukocyte counts before and after normal vaginal delivery

El Darouti, "Impetigo herpetiformis during the puerperium triggered by secondary hypoparathyroidism: A case report," Cases Journal, vol.

Impetigo Herpetiformis: Review of Pathogenesis, Complication, and Treatment

Harer, "Volvulus complicating pregnancy and puerperium: report of three cases and review of literature," Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol.

Recurrent Volvulus during Pregnancy: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Later, it can be replaced by postnatal yoga, after the period of puerperium. [emailprotected] Dr Ashwini Gaddiker is specialist gynaecologist, Burjeel Medical Centre

Oman wellness: Prenatal yoga for a healthy and joyful pregnancy

This study aimed to summarize clinical features of female patients of reproductive age with initial CNS inflammatory demyelinating attacks during puerperium. Methods: Fourteen female patients with initial demyelinating events during puerperium between January 2013 and December 2016 were retrospectively studied.

Insights into Initial Demyelinating Episodes of Central Nervous System during Puerperium