• DOI:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1986.tb08063.x
Corpus ID: 221487083

The duration of lochia

@article{Oppenheimer1986TheDO,
  title={The duration of lochia},
  author={L. Oppenheimer and E. Sherriff and J. Goodman and Dina Shah and C. James},
  journal={BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics \& Gynaecology},
  year={1986},
  volume={93}
}

• L. Oppenheimer, E. Sherriff, +2 authors C. James
• Published 1986
• BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Summary. The duration of lochia and its association with a number of obstetric variables was studied in 236 women. Each woman completed a diary sheet describing the colour and duration of her lochia for up to 60 days post partum. The phases of lochia were divided according to the classical description; lochia rubra, serosa and alba. The median total duration of lochia was 33 days, lochia rubra 4 days and lochia serosa 22 days. Lochia persisted to 60 days in 13% of women. The duration of lochia… Expand

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