A survey of women's experiences of vaginal loss from 24 hours to three months after childbirth (the BLiPP study)

Midwifery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 72-81

  Marchant, Sally ^a   Alexander, Jo ^b   Garcia, Jo ^c   Ashurst, Hazel ^c   Alderdice, Fiona ^d   Keene, Janet ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Economics NPEU   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY FLUID; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY FLUIDS; COLOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA;

EID: 0033138693     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-6138(99)90002-5     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Abbot H, Bick D, MacArthur C 1997 Health after birth. In: Henderson C, Jones K (eds), Essential midwifery. Mosby, London
2. Ball J 1993 Physiology, psychology and management of the puerperium. In: Bennett VR, Brown LK (eds), Myles textbook for midwives, 12th edn Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh
3. Bernstine JB, Bernstine RL 1951 Lochia - a quantitative study. Western Journal of Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology 59: 312-314
4. Bick DE, MacArthur C 1995 Attendance, content and relevance of the six week postnatal examination. Midwifery 11: 69-73
5. Brown S, Lumley J, Small R et al. 1994 Missing voices. Oxford University Press, Melbourne
6. Central Midwives' Board 1919 Handbook incorporating the rules of the Central Midwives Board, 5th edn. Central Midwives' Board, London
7. Cluett ER, Alexander J, Pickening RM 1995 Is measuring postnatal symphysis-fundal distance worthwhile? Midwifery 11(4): 174-183
8. Cluett ER, Alexander J, Pickering RM 1997 What is the normal pattern of uterine involution? An investigation of postpartum uterine involution measured by the distance between the symphysis pubis and the uterine fundus using a tape measure. Midwifery 13(1): 174-183
9. Cook C 1992 The mystery of the postpartum uterus Professional Care of Mother and Child 2(6): 180-181
10. Garcia J, Marchant S 1993 Back to normal? Postpartum health and illness. In: Robinson S, Thomson AM, Tickner V (eds), Proceedings of the 1992 Research and the Midwife Conference Proceedings. School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Visiting, University of Manchester
11. Glazener C, Abdalla M, Stroud P et al. 1995 Postnatal maternal morbidity: extent, causes, prevention and treatment. British Journal of Obsterics & Gynaecology 102: 282-287
12. Lowenstein L, Pick C, Phillpott N 1950 Correlation of blood loss with blood volume and other haematological studies before, during and after childbirth. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 60(6): 1206-1215
13. MacArthur C, Lewis M, Knox G 1991 Health after childbirth: an investigation of long term health problems beginning after childbirth in 11701 women. HMSO London
14. Marchant S, Garcia J 1995 Routine clinical care in the immediate postnatal period. In: Alexander J, Levy V, Roch S (eds), Aspects of Midwifery practice: a research-based approach MacMillan, Basingstoke
15. Montgomery E, Alexander J 1994 Assessing postnatal uterine involution: a review and a challenge. Midwifery 10: 1-4
16. Newton M, Bradford W 1961 Postpartal blood loss. Obstetics and Gynaecology 17(2): 229-233
17. Oppenheimer LW, Sherriff EA, Goodman JDS et al. 1986 The duration of lochia. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 93: 754-757
18. Rome RM 1975 Secondary postpartum haemorrhage. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 82: 289-292
19. Silverton L 1993 The art and science of midwifery. Prentice Hall, New York
20. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 1990 25th edn. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore
21. United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting 1994 Midwives' Rules. UKCC, London
22. Walsh D 1997 Hospital postnatal care: the end is nigh. British Journal of Midwifery 5(9): 516-518