Postpartum

Describes the period of recovery after childbirth

Term that describes the feeling of affection of loyalty that binds one person to another

Term used to describe the distended, firm, tender, and warm breasts of the postpartum woman

Surgical incision of the perineum to facilitate birth

The interdependent phase of maternal adjustment

Breast infection

Involution of the uterus is accomplished by a decrease in the size of these cells

Prolapse of the fundus

The lactogenic hormone produced in large quantities by the pituitary gland of lactating women

Postpartal uterine infection

Sloughing off of necrotic tissue that occurs with the shedding of the decidua after birth

Failure of the placental site the heal completely

Increase urination

Characteristic odor of normal lochia

Term used to describe the pink-to-brown lochia that begins about 3-4 days after birth

Period of maternal adjustment characterized by maternal dependency

A method used to check for the presence of a thrombus by dorsiflexion of the foot

Newborn's ability to be alert to follow and fixate on complex visual stimuli

Period of postpartum adjustment, indicated by vacillation between a need for nuturing and a desire to change

Hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract

Term used to describe the yellowish-white lochia that begins about 10 days after birth

Term used to describe the painful contractions of the uterus that occur after birth

Return of the uterus to a nonpregnant state

Feeling of dizziness immediately on standing may be attributed to this type of hypotension

Profuse sweating

Relaxation of the uterus