Postpartum Care — Flashcards

In Transitional milk, immunoglobulin and protein content _____, while the fat and sugar content increase

The main causes of post-partum hemorrhage may be remembered with the "4 T's": 1. _____2. Trauma (lacerations, incisions, uterine rupture)3. Thrombin (coagulopathy) 4. Tissue (retained products of conception)

_____ occurs from breast-feeding and is most commonly associated with Staphylococcus aureus

Treatment for acute (lactational) mastitis is _____ plus antibiotics (e.g. dicloxacillin)

A woman with untreated active TB, _____ withold breastfeeding and can give EBM

During puerperium, the _____ of muscle fibres is not decreased

The _____ of the myocytes decreases appreciably in the post partum period.

The most common manifestation of puerperal infection is _____

At the end of involution, the weight of the uterus is about _____

Vaginal defence is lost after 10 days after birth due to the absence of _____