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1. what is the peurperium: Answer: consists of the period following the delivery of the baby and placenta to approx. 6 weeks post partum but some mothers take a full year to get back to their prep... regnancy self. Aka Postpartum period or "fourth trimester" 2. What is Uterine Involution?: Answer: Gradual return of the uterus to it's pre-pregnancy size and the return into the true pelvis. It will shrink and gradually descend. 3. What is the three step process of uterine involution?: Answer: 1. Contraction of muscle fibers that were previously stretched 2. Catabolism (shrinking of myometrial cells) 3. Regeneration of the uterus' lower layer after the upper layer sheds off into lochia 4. At what rate does the uterus descend down during involution?: Answer: About 1cm a day. 5. How do we determine where the fundus is in relation to the umbilicus?: Answer: We palpate the uterus and determine how many fingerbreadths it is below the umbilicus 6. On the 10th day of uterine involution, what should we expect to find when palpating?: Answer: We should no longer be able to palpate the uterus as it has descended into the true pelvis. [Show More]

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