CHAP 38

thinned discharge turn to brownish or pink.

discharge whitish or yellowish-white

typically last from d 2nd through d 3rd to 6th after delivery

postpartum vaginal discharge that begins as a bloody discharge and then changes in color and amount

sudden infant death syndrome

is common yeast infection ,which resembles cottage cheese/milk curds found at mouth toungue of a baby

infection of the breast

feelings of sadness or mild depression in the mother during the 1st 2 weeks after birth

the most severe form of postpartum depression

skin condition in w/c yellowish scaly or crusty patches dead skin cell at the scalp

a rare,often life threatening,illness that dev.suddenly after an infection

structure that carries blood,oxygen and nutrients frm mother to the fetus

process of producing and secreting milk frm the breast

begins around the 3rd day after childbirth

are swollen,hard and painful but once breastfeeding is established

is an incision(otomy) in the perineum performed to increase the size vaginal opening