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Puerperal disorder

MedGen UID:
18758
•Concept ID:
C0034040
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disorder, Puerperal; Disorders, Puerperal; Puerperal Disorder; Puerperal Disorders
SNOMED CT: Postpartum disorder (362973001); Disorder of puerperium (362973001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0044013

Definition

Disorders or diseases associated with puerperium, the six-to-eight-week period immediately after parturition in humans. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Postpartum preeclampsia or eclampsia: defining its place and management among the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Hauspurg A, Jeyabalan A
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022 Feb;226(2S):S1211-S1221. Epub 2021 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.10.027. PMID: 35177218Free PMC Article
Management of clinical chorioamnionitis: an evidence-based approach.
Conde-Agudelo A, Romero R, Jung EJ, Garcia Sánchez ÁJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Dec;223(6):848-869. Epub 2020 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.09.044. PMID: 33007269Free PMC Article
Practice Bulletin No. 183: Postpartum Hemorrhage.
Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics
Obstet Gynecol 2017 Oct;130(4):e168-e186. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002351. PMID: 28937571

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Long-term outcome of offspring after maternal severe puerperal disorder.
Abbott R, Dunn VJ, Robling SA, Paykel ES
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2004 Nov;110(5):365-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2004.00406.x. PMID: 15458560

Diagnosis

Pelvic floor exercises during and after pregnancy: a systematic review of their role in preventing pelvic floor dysfunction.
Harvey MA
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2003 Jun;25(6):487-98. doi: 10.1016/s1701-2163(16)30310-3. PMID: 12806450

Therapy

A hypervascular placental polyp after complete abortion: a case report.
Spielvogel R
BMC Womens Health 2023 Oct 10;23(1):534. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02672-x. PMID: 37817177Free PMC Article
Pelvic floor exercises during and after pregnancy: a systematic review of their role in preventing pelvic floor dysfunction.
Harvey MA
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2003 Jun;25(6):487-98. doi: 10.1016/s1701-2163(16)30310-3. PMID: 12806450

Prognosis

Long-term outcome of offspring after maternal severe puerperal disorder.
Abbott R, Dunn VJ, Robling SA, Paykel ES
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2004 Nov;110(5):365-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2004.00406.x. PMID: 15458560

Recent systematic reviews

Pelvic floor exercises during and after pregnancy: a systematic review of their role in preventing pelvic floor dysfunction.
Harvey MA
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2003 Jun;25(6):487-98. doi: 10.1016/s1701-2163(16)30310-3. PMID: 12806450

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