Birth asphyxia is a serious medical condition that can occur when a baby's breathing is interrupted during or after birth. Sometimes, it can result in death.
Birth Asphyxia: What Parents Need to Know
Breast Complications in Puerperium: What You Need to Know
The common breast complications in puerperium are engorgement, cracked and retracted nipple, mastitis, breast abscess, and lactation failure.
Post-Delivery Seizures: What You Need to Know
Post-delivery seizures also known as postpartum convulsions or puerperal seizures are a type of seizure that can occur in mothers after childbirth.
Management of the Normal Puerperium: A Guide for New Mothers
Puerperium can be a time of excitement, joy and stress. Proper management of normal puerperium is essential for ensuring a smooth transition into motherhood.
Cervical Infections (Postpartum Infections) After Childbirth
A cervical infection after childbirth, also called a postpartum infection, is an infection of the cervix, uterus, or both. It can occur anytime in puerperium.
Puerperal sepsis: A deadly infection that can occur after childbirth
Puerperal sepsis is an infection of the genital tract which occurs as a complication of delivery caused by bacteria that enter the uterus during delivery.
Puerperal Pyrexia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Puerperal pyrexia, also known as puerperal fever is a rise of temperature (fever) reaching 100.4° F or more within the first 10 days after delivery.
Uterine Prolapse or Procidentia: Descent of the Uterus
Uterine prolapse is an abnormal position of the uterus in which the uterus descent downwards and protrudes into or out of vagina due to weakened pelvic muscles.
Inversion of the Uterus: Puerperal Complication
Uterine inversion is an extremely rare but life-threatening complication during childbirth in which the uterus is turned inside out partially or completely.
Subinvolution: Abnormality of the Puerperium
Subinvolution is a condition where uterus fails to return back to its normal size following childbirth and the main cause of secondary postpartum hemorrhage.
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