Postpartum Care

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• Overview of Postpartum Care
  • What is the postpartum period?
  • What happens right after I deliver?
  • When can I go home?
  • How soon can I exercise?
  • What should I expect as my body heals from delivery?
    • Hemorrhoids
    • Breastfeeding
  • When is it okay to have sex?
    • Birth control
  • What are warning signs of problems after delivery?

• Mastitis
  • What causes mastitis?
  • What are the symptoms of mastitis?
  • How do doctors treat mastitis?

• Bladder and Kidney Infections After Childbirth
  • What are bladder and kidney infections after childbirth?
  • What are the symptoms of bladder and kidney infections after childbirth?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a bladder and kidney infections after childbirth?
  • How do doctors treat bladder and kidney infections after childbirth?

• Infections of the Uterus After Delivery
  • What is an infection of the uterus?
  • What causes a postpartum uterus infection?
  • What are the symptoms of a postpartum uterus infection?
  • How can doctors tell if I have a postpartum uterus infection?
  • How do doctors treat postpartum uterus infections?

• Postpartum Depression
  • What is postpartum depression?
  • What causes postpartum depression?
  • What are the symptoms of postpartum depression?
    • What is postpartum psychosis?
  • When should I go to the doctor for postpartum depression?
  • How can doctors tell if I have postpartum depression?
  • How do doctors treat postpartum depression?
  • How can I prevent postpartum depression?