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Postpartum Analgesia and Postpartum Chronic Pain

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Pain experienced during childbirth is a given knowledge shared and experienced by women worldwide. However, much less attention is given to the period that women face once the child is born. This postpartum period, also called the puerperium, extends until 6–8 weeks postdelivery. It is this pain, experienced hours, days, and at times even months postpartum which can immobilize a new mother. With the knowledge that acute postoperative pain may lead to chronic pain, more attention is needed to focus on analgesia directly postpartum [1]. Therefore, we will focus our attention in this chapter on the postpartum period and the complications that can be encountered.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Maastricht, P. Debyelaan 25, Maastricht, Limburg, 6229HX, The Netherlands

    Brenda Kantering, Marco Abraham Marcus & Nicole M. A. Engel

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, ICU and Perioperative Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Postbus 3050, Doha, Qatar

    Marco Abraham Marcus

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Kantering, B., Marcus, M.A., Engel, N.M.A. (2015). Postpartum Analgesia and Postpartum Chronic Pain. In: Capogna, G. (eds) Epidural Labor Analgesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13890-9_15

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