Postpartum

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Broader Terms

birth

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Related Terms

puerperal disorder

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Scope Note

occurring after childbirth or delivery, with reference to the mother; period from delivery of the placenta until return of the reproductive organs to their normal nonpregnant morphologic state; in humans generally six to eight weeks.

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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • The postpartum cuddles: Inspired by hormones? Understanding how hormones influence women's behavior, mood and bonding postpartum is proving complex.
  • The effectiveness of LAM in the second 6 months postpartum is under study (159).
  • However, anxiety in the postpartum is generally subsumed within diagnoses of depression [9,17] as shown by the widespread use of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) in postnatal research [7].
  • Depression during pregnancy and postpartum is a challenging illness to treat.
  • edu/anthropology/postpartum/.
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