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Uterine inversion is when the uterus turns inside out, usually following childbirth. [1] Symptoms include postpartum bleeding , abdominal pain, a mass in the vagina, and low blood pressure . [ 1 ] Rarely inversion may occur not in association with pregnancy .
If the heart is swapped to the right side of the thorax, it is known as "situs inversus with dextrocardia" or "situs inversus totalis". If the heart remains on the normal left side of the thorax, a much rarer condition (1 in 2,000,000 of the general population), it is known as "situs inversus with levocardia" or "situs inversus incompletus".
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Significant blood loss after childbirth, increased heart rate, feeling faint upon standing, increased breath rate [1] [2] Causes: Poor contraction of the uterus, not all the placenta removed, tear of the uterus, poor blood clotting [2] Risk factors: Anemia, Asian ethnicity, more than one baby, obesity, age older than 40 years [2] Prevention
These periods are divided into three stages. The first stage occurs in the first 30 minutes of life; during this stage the infant is alert and responsive with heart rate peaking at 160-180 beats per minute and then stabilizes to a baseline rate of 100-120 beats per minute. Crackles upon auscultation and irregular respirations are a normal finding.
They have identified that vital signs of blood pressure, and pulse, uterine position, and bleeding should be assessed every 15 minutes for the first two hours after birth. [ 1 ] [ 16 ] The temperature is then measured twice, four hours and eight hours after birth.
Besides placenta previa and placental abruption, uterine rupture can occur, which is a very serious condition leading to internal or external bleeding. Bleeding from the fetus is rare, but may occur with two conditions called vasa previa and velamentous umbilical cord insertion where the fetal blood vessels lie near the placental insertion site unprotected by Wharton's jelly of the cord. [11]
The heart rate increases, but generally not above 100 beats/ minute. Total systematic vascular resistance decreases by 20% secondary to the vasodilatory effect of progesterone. Overall, the systolic and diastolic blood pressure drops 10–15 mm Hg in the first trimester and then returns to baseline in the second half of pregnancy. [6]