Maternal Physiologic Changes
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| Afterpains? | Painful uterine cramps that occur intermittently for approx. 2 - 3 days after birth and that result from contractile efforts of the uterus to return to its normal involuted condition
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| Autolysis? | The self-destruction of excess hypertrophied tissue
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| Involution? | The return of the uterus to a nonpregnant state after birth
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| Lochia? | Vaginal discharge during the puerperium consisting of blood, tissue, and mucus
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| Lochia Alba? | Thin, yellowing to white, vaginal discharge that follows lochia serosa on approx. the 10th day after birth and that may last from 2 - 6 weeks postpartum
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| Lochia Rubra? | Red, distinctly blood-tinged vaginal flow that follows birth and lasts 2 - 4 days
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| Lochia Serosa? | Serous, pinkish brown, watery vaginal discharge that follows lochia rubra until approx. the 10th day after birth
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| Puerperium? | Period between the birth of the newborn and the return of the reproductive organs to their normal nonpregnant statel 4th trimester of pregnancy
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| Subinvolution? | Failure of the uterus to reduce to its normal size and condition after pregnancy
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