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CONTRACTION UTERINE POST-PARTUM [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Tract
  • Pregnancy
DEF

The powerful uterine contractions that commonly occur after a woman delivers a baby.

OBS

postpartum: The period occurring after childbirth. The term is frequently used to imply that an occurrence is directly or indirectly related to that childbirth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil génito-urinaire
  • Grossesse
CONT

Physiologie de la délivrance : [...] Les contractions utérines réapparaissent après une période dite de repos physiologique. Cette notion classique est discutée. En effet, l'enregistrement de l'activité électrique du myomètre montrerait la persistance de contractions après la naissance.

Spanish

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