complications of the puerperium
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Epidemiology
- maternal mortality increasing in U.S. but is declining in other countries[2]
Complications
- deep vein thrombosis
- cracked nipples
- lactation disorder
- infection
- 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]
More general terms
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
References
- ↑ ICD9, ICD10
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative https://www.cmqcc.org/