Introduction Guidelines and other strategic documents were collated to understand the
extent of the global use of terms postpartum and postnatal along with the duration and …

INTRODUCTION—The postpartum period, also known as the puerperium, begins with the
delivery of the baby and placenta. The end of the postpartum period is less well-defined, but …

Objectives This systematic review assesses postpartum care for individuals up to 1 year after
pregnancy. We addressed two Key Questions (KQs) related to the comparative effectiveness …

The period soon after childbirth poses substantial health risks for both mother and newborn
infant. Yet the postpartum and postnatal period receives less attention from health care …

Background The coverage of postpartum care is not ideal, and has not been used very well
due to not enough attention being paid to the puerperal women and newborns, especially in …

Introduction The postnatal period is an underserved aspect of maternity care. Guidelines for
postnatal care are not usually informed by what matters to the women who use it. This …

The puerperium (time following birth) is traditionally defined as the period from the delivery
of the placenta, cord and membranes until the end of the sixth week postnatally. Until very …

During recent years the view seems to have been adopted that postnatal care, whilst a core
component of midwife practice in the United Kingdom for over a century, is now more of a …

Postpartum care – what's new? : Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology Postpartum
care – what's new? : Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology Log in or Register …

• Executive summary The days and weeks following childbirth–the postnatal period–is a
critical phase in the lives of mothers and newborn babies. Most maternal and infant deaths …