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Unit 5 Postpartum Care Review - Coggle Diagram
Unit 5 Postpartum Care Review
Problem
Blood loss
Normal delivery - 300- 400 ml
Cesarean delivery (C-section) - 500-1000 ml
The new mother’s physiologic adaptations
Placenta is taken away from the uterus = no connection btw. the placenta and the uterus anymore
End of blood circulation btw. placenta and the uterus
Placenta is taken away = no hormones produced by the placenta
key placental hormones
the prolactin-growth hormone family
prolactin
placental lactogen and growth hormone
↑ steroids
↑ progesterone
↑ estrogens
neuropeptides
serotonin
melatonin
oxytocin