lochia


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lochia

[′lō·kē·ə]
(medicine)
The discharge from the uterus and vagina during the first few weeks after labor.
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Distinguishing RPOC from natural postpartum lochia or uterine atony is not easy.
Multidetector CT appearance of the pelvis after vaginal delivery: normal appearances and abnormal acute findings
We did not take rectovaginal swabs or other lochia cultures to confirm the diagnosis during the puerperal period.
Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis (Groups C or G Streptococci) Colonization in Pregnant Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study
The patient had normal lochia in the postoperative period.
Hematometra following caesarean section for placenta previa
The least known signs were signs of puerperal sepsis: foul-smelling lochia (68.2%), and pus from episiotomy (65.6).
Reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practices of women in Kassala State
various bodily happenings, including: 1) lochia, (75) 2) swelling of the
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Secondly, lochia transform the new mother into a contagious source of impurity.
Sides of a coin: postpartum depression and ritual confinement anxieties
Using the BUBBLE H acronym introduced students to assessment of breast, uterus, bladder, bowels, lochia, episiotomy/perineum, and hemorrhage.
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As shown in table 4, regarding coverage of maternal care components, during postnatal check-up within 7 days after delivery, counselling was done on frequent and exclusive breast feeding in 80.1%, asked for fever in 88.0%, asked checked and respond to post-partum haemorrhage in 78.1%, checked perineum for tears/ discharge or pus in 74.8% and checked for foul smelling lochia in 53.6%.
Utilization of post natal care in tribal area of Madhya Pradesh: a community based cross sectional study
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(1993) visualized snowy appearance of lochia until 18 days postpartum on ultrasonic scanning of Holstein cows.
Ultrasonographic evaluation of involuting reproductive tract in postpartum Kankrej cows

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