Puerperal Disorders
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Disorders or diseases associated with the six-to-eight-week period immediately following LABOR, OBSTETRIC and delivery. |
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check the tag FEMALE; puerperal psychoses: coord IM with PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (IM) |
Puerperal Disorders Categories.
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Depression, Postpartum - Depression in women occurring usually within four weeks after the delivery of a child. The degree of depression ranges from mild transient depression to neurotic or psychotic depressive disorders. (From DSM-IV, p386) |
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Lactation Disorders - Disturbances of milk secretion in either sex, not necessarily related to pregnancy. |
Puerperal Disorders Definitions and Terms
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