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During proestrus and estrus, females may have a clear, blood tinged, or bloody discharge. Dogs during these stages are often informally referred to as being in heat. The length of these cycles varies greatly among breeds and even between individuals of the same breed. Proestrus and estrus can last anywhere from 5 days to 21 days. [5] 3.
In the field of obstetrics, lochia is the vaginal discharge after giving birth, containing blood, mucus, and uterine tissue. [1] Lochia discharge typically continues for four to eight weeks after childbirth, [2] a time known as the postpartum period or puerperium.
A litter consists of the puppies born from the same pregnancy. A whelp is a newborn puppy and giving birth to dogs is called whelping. Dogs commonly give birth in a whelping box, a simple box or pen provided to the dam to help shelter and contain the puppies. A person who intentionally mates dogs to produce puppies is referred to as a dog breeder.
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Here are 10 animal mothers that die after giving birth. For some species bringing new life into the world also serves as a final act. Here are 10 animal mothers that die after giving birth.
Many months later, when I was ready to write this article, I found the discharge paperwork I was given after giving birth. A single loose leaf of paper slipped out of the stack.
Colostrum, which is produced for the first two to four days after childbirth, enhances immunity [29] [30] and is believed to have anti-inflammatory properties. [31] It is suggested infants fed with human colostrum have lower incidence of gastrointestinal infections . [ 32 ]
Each year, complications from pregnancy and childbirth result in about 500,000 birthing deaths, seven million women have serious long-term problems, and 50 million women giving birth have negative health outcomes following delivery, most of which occur in the developing world. [5]