Normal puerperium

Wang jingyin

Ⅰ. Definition

The puerperium is the period of adjustment after pregnancy and delivery when the anatomic and physiologic changes of pregnancy are reversed and the body returns to the normal state.The period is about 6 weeks.

Ⅱ. Anatomic and physiologic changes during the puerprium.

1. Uterine involution

2. endometrium of uterus

3. cervix

4. changes in the vulva and vagina

5. changes in the breasts

6. other organs

• Ⅲ. The clinical findings of puerperium

• Ⅳ. Treatment

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