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complications of the puerperium
Epidemiology:
- maternal mortality increasing in U.S. but is declining in other countries [2]
Complications:
- deep vein thrombosis
- cracked nipples
- lactation disorder
- infection
- embolism
- amniotic fluid embolism
- air embolism
- pulmonary embolism
- peripartum cardiomyopathy
Management:
- lactation suppression
- California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative has created a series of toolkits to help clinicians better handle maternal emergencies [3]
Related
puerperium
Specific
fetal-maternal disproportion; fetal-pelvic disproportion; cephalopelvic disproportion
malposition/malpresentation of the fetus
postpartum depression
postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
postpartum hemorrhage
postpartum infection
postpartum thromboembolism
postpartum thyroiditis
puerperal psychosis; postpartum psychosis, puerperal bipolar disorder
retained placenta
General
pregnancy disorder; obstetric disorder; pregnancy complication
complication
References
- ICD9, ICD10
- Martin N, Montagne R
The Last Person You'd Expect to Die in Childbirth.
ProPublica. May 12, 2017
https://www.propublica.org/article/die-in-childbirth-maternal-death-rate-health-care-system
- California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative
https://www.cmqcc.org/