Puerperium

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This article covers the postpartum phase in mammals. For the puerperium especially in humans, see the puerperium .

Puerperium or postpartum (also called postpartum ) is the maternal phase immediately following a birth ( post partum ) in mammals .

First, the afterbirth is rejected. The regression of the birth canal and the pelvic ligaments and joints also take place relatively early (in the first few days). In the further postpartum leads to a regression of the uterus ( involution ) by tissue degradation, so that almost again the size of the non-pregnant body is achieved. Due to the shrinking of the uterus and thus the inner surface, extensive parts of the uterine lining have to be broken down. These are either absorbed or excreted as lochia (from ancient Greek λόχος lóchos , German 'birth' ; in women also referred to as the weekly flow ). The number of lochia varies according to the species, they are either odorless or smell slightly salty.

literature

• Eberhard Grunert: Animal obstetrics . Thieme, Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-489-53416-6 , p. 105.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Yvonne Eichner: Pregnancy, birth and puerperium in the bitch page 44, PDF page 50

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