The Puerperium

The Puerperium

This work has been written chiefly for the help of the young general practitioner with regard to numerous details of the management of the lying-in woman and new-born "infant. The first part deals with the accidents, injuries, diseases, etc., of the pueiperal woman, abounds in useful and instructive hints on many points, and is of an essentially practical nature. There are one or two small matt...

Acupuncture and the Puerperium

For pain in the perineum, cold compresses and analgesics may be used (NICE 2006). For urinary stress incontinence, the usual treatment is to teach and encourage pelvic floor exercises. For constipation and haemorrhoids, stool softeners may be needed. Making sure all milk is expressed is the first action with mastitis, and cold compresses may be used. If a bacterial infection is suspected, antib...

The Rational Puerperium

Dr Haultain's " Plea for a Rational Puerperium," read before the Edinburgh Obstetrical Society last July (1), was concerned wholly with one event in that period?namely, the resumption of the erect posture by the lying-in patient. The claim was then made that recumbency after the third day and in an ordinary case was unnecessary, and that it was rational management to allow the puerperal woman t...

Fibrous Polypi Complicating the Puerperium

Rubella vaccination in the puerperium.

Horstmann, Liebhaber, and Kohorn (1970) reported on the administration of Cendehill rubella vaccine to seronegative and seropositive women in the puerperium. Their study was conducted in New Haven, Connecticut. This paper gives the results of a similar but smaller study made on women delivered at Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital. It was undertaken to ascertain whether it is safe, effective,...