postpartum
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Introduction
After childbirth (labor & delivery).
Management
- ovulation can occur as early as 25 days postpartum in women who aren't breast-feeding
- contraception (women not breast-feeding)
- < 21 days postpartum:
- do not use combined hormonal contraceptives due to increased risk for venous thromboembolism
- 21-42 days postpartum:
- if no other risk factors for venous thromboembolism, ok to start combined hormonal contraceptive
- if other risk factors, do not
- > 42 days postpartum: no restrictions
- < 21 days postpartum:
More general terms
Additional terms
- postpartum care
- postpartum depression
- postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
- postpartum hemorrhage
- postpartum infection
- postpartum thromboembolism
- postpartum thyroiditis
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention MMWR. July 8, 2011 / 60(26);878-883 Update to CDC's U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010: Revised Recommendations for the Use of Contraceptive Methods During the Postpartum Period http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6026a3.htm
- ↑ Physician's First Watch, Feb 14, 2014 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org
Kamel H et al. Risk of a thrombotic event after the 6-week postpartum period. N Engl J Med 2014 Feb 13; PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24524551