complications of the puerperium

Epidemiology

• maternal mortality increasing in U.S. but is declining in other countries

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

More general terms

• pregnancy disorder; obstetric disorder; pregnancy complication
• complication

More specific terms

• 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

Additional terms

• puerperium