LOCHIA or POSTPARTUM BLEEDING
Lochia is the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
DURATION:
Normaly 6 weeks.
STAGES of COLOURS:
Locihia rubra:
-1. and 2. day: blood and blood clot
-3. and 4. day: blood (red bleeding)
Lochia serosa:
-5. and 6. day: brown bleeding
-7. and 8. day: yellow bleeding
-9. day: pink bleeding
Lochia alba:
-After 3. weeks: normal bleeding
-After 6. weeks: normal bleeding stops.
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