NURS113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Ductus Arteriosus, Polycythemia, Colostrum
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Puerperium: period from the termination of labor to complete involution of the uterus (42 days) Physical changes (puerperium): uterus involution (uterus need to go down (maybe 1 cm per day, lochia (a vaginal discharge occurring after childbirth).