The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six weeks. There are three distinct phases of the...

during the days and weeks after childbirth called the postpartum period. The postpartum period can be divided into three distinct stages: the initial...

symptoms. While most women experience a brief period of worry or unhappiness after delivery, postpartum depression should be suspected when symptoms are...

Postpartum blues, also known as baby blues and maternity blues, is a very common but self-limited condition that begins shortly after childbirth and can...

health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), in addition to the sexual and reproductive...

Postpartum psychosis (PPP), also known as puerperal psychosis or peripartum psychosis, involves the abrupt onset of psychotic symptoms shortly following...

Postpartum confinement is a traditional practice following childbirth. Those who follow these customs typically begin immediately after the birth, and...

The postpartum physiological changes are those expected changes that occur in the woman's body after childbirth, in the postpartum period. These changes...

the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under...

stage between 41 and 42 weeks. The postpartum period also referred to as the puerperium, is the postnatal period that begins immediately after delivery...

a time known as the postpartum period or puerperium. A 2016 review ties this "lochial period" to worldwide customs of postpartum confinement, a time for...

subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period) and gynaecology (covering the health of the female reproductive system...

health is the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. In most cases, maternal health encompasses the health care dimensions...

pre-eclampsia continues into the period after delivery, then known as postpartum pre-eclampsia. Rarely, pre-eclampsia may begin in the period after delivery. While...

percent. The postpartum period begins after the delivery of the placenta. In Hindu communities, a “sutak” or “pollution confinement” period, which is a...

Postpartum care or postnatal care is a service provided to individuals in the postpartum period, to help with postpartum recuperation and restoration....

sitting position, and travel, particularly by air Pregnancy and the postpartum period Antiphospholipid syndrome (such as lupus anticoagulant) Trauma and...

pregnancy or the postpartum period. Postpartum OCD occurs mainly in women who may already have OCD, perhaps in a mild or undiagnosed form. Postpartum depression...

disorder or postpartum disorder is a complication which presents primarily during the puerperium, or postpartum period. The postpartum period can be divided...

during childbirth can cause sexual dysfunction. Sexual activity in the postpartum period other than sexual intercourse is possible sooner, but some women experience...

death for pregnant and postpartum women is femicide. Women are more likely to be murdered during the pregnancy and postpartum period than to die from the...

mothers in the US, and in 1.5% of mothers in Canada. In the immediate postpartum period (puerperium), 87% to 94% of women report at least one health problem...

presenting typically between the last month of pregnancy and up to six months postpartum. As with other forms of dilated cardiomyopathy, PPCM involves systolic...

risk for more severe postpartum disorders. Postpartum depression (PDD) is a psychiatric disorder observed in the postpartum period. PDD can occur at any...

specific form of postpartum care. It includes consuming healthy foods, doing exercise and warming up the body. The sanhujori period typically lasts approximately...

women to give necessary support during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period. They also provide care for the newborn and the infant; this care...

but lying-in used to be considered an essential component of the postpartum period, even if there were no medical complications during childbirth. A...

of child abuse or other stress-inducing events such as during the postpartum period or after streptococcal infections. Diagnosis is based on clinical...

iron requirements during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The majority of women presenting with postpartum anemia have pre-delivery iron deficiency...

depression that can affect a woman during pregnancy, and can be a precursor to postpartum depression if not properly treated. It is estimated that 7% to 20% of...