The puerperium

Chalmers, J. A.

doi:10.1007/978-94-010-2351-1_7

J. A. Chalmers MD Edin FRCS Ed FRCOG^3,4

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The puerperium is the period following delivery usually regarded as lasting six weeks when the changes of pregnancy regress and when in some women at least, lactation is established.

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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Central Midwives Board, UK
J. A. Chalmers MD Edin FRCS Ed FRCOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Examiner)
Worcester Royal Infirmary, UK
J. A. Chalmers MD Edin FRCS Ed FRCOG (Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Examiner)

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Chalmers, J.A. (1973). The puerperium. In: Essential Obstetrics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2351-1_7

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