Results for Postpartum Problems

Cesarean delivery is associated with increased risks of endometritis, the need for transfusion, and pneumonia.

Article Published Date : Jul 19, 2007
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Diseases : Blood Transfusion : CK(60) : AC(4), Pneumonia : CK(330) : AC(40), Postpartum Hemorrhage : CK(122) : AC(11), Postpartum Problems : CK(494) : AC(44)
Therapeutic Actions : Natural Birth : CK(330) : AC(21)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Cesarean Delivery : CK(633) : AC(43)

Fish oil supplementation of maternal rats on an n-3 fatty acid-deficient diet prevents depletion of maternal brain regional docosahexaenoic acid levels and has a postpartum anxiolytic effect.

Article Published Date : May 02, 2011
Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : DHA (Docosahexaenoic Acid) : CK(582) : AC(100), Fish Oil : CK(615) : AC(95)
Diseases : Postpartum Problems : CK(494) : AC(44), Prenatal Nutrition : CK(180) : AC(25)
Pharmacological Actions : Anxiolytic : CK(268) : AC(41)

Hospital readmission after delivery is higher for cesarean deliveries versus vaginal ones.

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Diseases : Cesarean Section : CK(431) : AC(33), Postpartum Problems : CK(494) : AC(44)
Therapeutic Actions : Natural Birth : CK(330) : AC(21)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Cesarean Delivery : CK(633) : AC(43)

The risk of postpartum infection may be increased nearly five-fold after cesarean section compared with vaginal birth.

Article Published Date : Jul 29, 2009
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Diseases : Postpartum Infections : CK(20) : AC(1), Postpartum Problems : CK(494) : AC(44)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Cesarean Delivery : CK(633) : AC(43)

voiding episiotomy at tears presumed to be imminent increases the rate of intact perinea and the rate of only minor perineal trauma, reduces postpartum perineal pain and does not have any adverse effects on maternal or fetal morbidity.

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2004
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Birth: Labor & Delivery : CK(392) : AC(33), Perineal trauma : CK(40) : AC(4), Postpartum Problems : CK(494) : AC(44)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Episiotomy : CK(51) : AC(6)