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puerperium [‚pyü·ər′pir·ē·əm] (medicine) The state of a woman during labor or immediately after delivery. The period from delivery to the time when the uterus returns to normal size, about 6 weeks. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Only healthy women [greater than or equal to] 18 years of age, not taking anti-inflammatory medications at the time of enrollment, with otherwise uncomplicated gestation, delivery, and puerperium and who planned to obtain care for their newborns through rooming-in and exclusively breast-feeding their newborns were eligible. 2 With ulcer and inflammation 459 Other disorders of circulatory system 674 Other and unspecified complications of the puerperium, not elsewhere classified 674. The circulating red cell volume and body hematocrit in normal pregnancy and the puerperium. |
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