An approach to the postpartum office visit

American Family Physician

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2491-2497

  Blenning, Carol E ^a,b   Paladine, Heather ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; DICLOXACILLIN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORELGESTROMIN; GENTAMICIN; GESTAGEN; LEVONORGESTREL;

AMBULATORY CARE; AMENORRHEA; BIRTH CONTROL; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTRACEPTION; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ENDOMETRITIS; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LACERATION; LIBIDO DISORDER; MASTITIS; MILK PRODUCTION; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RETAINED PLACENTA; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SEXUAL FUNCTION; THYROID DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERINE ATONY;

BREAST FEEDING; CONTRACEPTION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POSTNATAL CARE;

EID: 30344439486     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (48)

1. Defining the postpartum period. In: Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization. Postpartum care of the mother and newborn: a practical guide. 1998. Accessed online July 29, 2005, at: http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/msm_98_3/.
2. Care and service provision in the postpartum period. In: Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization. Postpartum care of the mother and newborn: a practical guide. 1998. Accessed online, July 29, 2005, at: http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/msm_98_3/.
3. Bowes WA, Katz VL. Postpartum Care. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: normal and problem pregnancies. 4th ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 2002:702-8.
4. Alexander J, Thomas P, Sanghera J. Treatments for secondary postpartum haemorrhage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;(1):CD002867.
5. Sharif K, Clarke P, Whittle M. Routine six-week postnatal vaginal examination: to do or not to do? J Obstet Gynecol 1993;13:251-2.
6. French LM, Smaill LM. Antibiotic regimens for endometritis after delivery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;(4):CD001067.
7. Smaill F, Hofmeyr GJ. Antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean section. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;(3):CD000933.
8. Hopkins L, Smaill F. Antibiotic prophylaxis regimens and drugs for cesarean section. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 1999;(1):CD001136.
9. Wilson PD, Herbison RM, Herbison GP. Obstetric practice and the prevalence of urinary incontinence three months after delivery. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1996;103:154-61.
10. Burgio KL, Zyczynski H, Locher JL, Richter HE, Redden DT, Wright KC. Urinary incontinence in the 12-month postpartum period. Obstet Gynecol 2003;102:1291-8.
11. Brown JS, Grady D, Ouslander JG, Herzog AR, Varner RE, Posner SF; for the Heart & Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Research Group. Prevalence of urinary incontinence and associated risk factors in postmenopausal women. Obstet Gynecol 1999;94:66-70.
12. Thom DH, Brown JS. Reproductive and hormonal risk factors for urinary incontinence in later life: a review of the clinical and epidemiologic literature. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:1411-7.
13. Gerstein HC. How common is postpartum thyroiditis? A methodologic overview of the literature. Arch Intern Med 1990;150:1397-400.
14. Stagnaro-Green A. Postpartum thyroiditis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002;87:4042-7.
15. Amino N, Tada H, Hidaka Y, Crapo LM, Stagnaro-Green A. Therapeutic controversy: screening for postpartum thyroiditis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999;84:1813-21.
16. Othman S, Phillips DI, Parkes AB, Richards CJ, Harris B, Fung H, et al. A long-term follow-up of postpartum thyroiditis. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1990;32:559-64.
17. Kramer MS, Chalmers B, Hodnett ED, Sevkovskaya Z, Dzikovich I, Shapiro S, et al, for the PROBIT Study Group. Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT): a randomized trial in the Republic of Belarus. JAMA 2001;285:413-20.
18. Kennedy KI, Visness CM. Contraceptive efficacy of lactational amenorrhoea. Lancet 1992;339:227-30.
19. Breastfeeding. In: Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization. Postpartum care of the mother and newborn: a practical guide. 1998. Accessed online July 29, 2005, at: http://www.who.int/reproductive- health/publications/msm_98_3/.
20. Guise JM, Palda V, Westhoff C, Chan BK, Helfand M, Lieu TA. The effectiveness of primary care-based interventions to promote breastfeeding: systematic evidence review and meta-analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Fam Med 2003;1:70-8.
21. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Behavioral interventions to promote breastfeeding: recommendations and rationale. Ann Fam Med 2003;1:79-80.
22. Andolsek KM, Copeland JA. Benign breast conditions and disease. In: Taylor RB, David AK, eds. Family medicine: principles and practice. 6th ed. New York: Springer, 2003:898.
23. Gjerdingen DK. Postpartum care. In: Taylor RB, David AK, eds. Family medicine: principles and practice. 6th ed. New York: Springer, 2003:135.
24. Palda VA, Guise JM, Wathen CN, for the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Interventions to promote breast-feeding: applying the evidence in clinical practice. CMAJ 2004;170:976-8.
25. Gartner LM, Morton J, Lawrence RA, Naylor AJ, O'Hare D, Schanler RJ, et al. American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Breastfeeding. Breast-feeding and the use of human milk. Pediatrics 2005;115:496-506.
26. Biagioli F. Returning to work while breastfeeding. Am Fam Physician 2003;68:2201-8.
27. Puerperal mastitis. In: Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization. Postpartum care of the mother and newborn: a practical guide. 1998. Accessed online July 29, 2005, at: http://www.who.int/ reproductive-health/publications/msm_98_3/.
28. Psychological problems in the postpartum period. In: Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization. Postpartum care of the mother and newborn: a practical guide. 1998. Accessed online July 29, 2005, at: http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/msm_98_3/.
29. Wisner KL, Parry BL, Piontek CM. Clinical practice. Postpartum depression. N Engl J Med 2002;347:194-9.
30. Miller LJ. Postpartum depression. JAMA 2002;287:762-5.
31. Georgiopoulos AM, Bryan TL, Wollan P, Yawn BP. Routine screening for postpartum depression [published correction appears in J Fam Pract 2001;50:470]. J Fam Pract 2001;50:117-22.
32. Cox JL, Holden JM, Sagovsky R. Detection of postnatal depression. Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Br J Psychiatry 1987;150:782-6.
33. Fergerson SS, Jamieson DJ, Lindsay M. Diagnosing postpartum depression: can we do better? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2002;186:899-902.
34. Morris-Rush JK, Freda MC, Bernstein PS. Screening for postpartum depression in an inner-city population. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;188:1217-9.
35. Glazener CM. Sexual function after childbirth: women's experiences, persistent morbidity and lack of professional recognition. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1997;104:330-5.
36. Von Sydow K. Sexuality during pregnancy and after childbirth: a meta-content analysis of 59 studies. J Psychosom Res 1999;47:27-49.
37. Byrd JE, Hyde JS, DeLamater JD, Plant EA. Sexuality during pregnancy and the year postpartum. J Fam Pract 1998;47:305-8.
38. Campbell OM, Gray RH. Characteristics and determinants of postpartum ovarian function in women in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1993;169:55-60.
39. Hiller JE, Griffith E, Jenner F. Education for contraceptive use by women after childbirth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;(3):CD001863.
40. Johnson LK, Edelman A, Jensen J. Patient satisfaction and the impact of written material about postpartum contraceptive decisions. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;188:1202-4.
41. Grimes D, Schulz K, Van Vliet H, Stanwood N. Immediate post-partum insertion of intrauterine devices. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;(1):CD003036.
42. World Health Organization Task Force for Epidemiological Research on Reproductive Health. Special Programme of Research, Development, and Research Training in Human Reproduction. Progestogenonly contraceptives during lactation: I. Infant growth. Contraception 1994;50:35-53.
43. World Health Organization Task Force for Epidemiological Research on Reproductive Health. Special Programme of Research, Development, and Research Training in Human Reproduction. Progestogen-only contraceptives during lactation: II. Infant development. Contraception 1994;50:55-68.
44. World Health Organization Task Force on Oral Contraceptives. Effects of hormonal contraceptives on breast milk composition and infant growth. Stud Fam Plann 1988;19(6 pt 1):361-9.
45. Jimenez J, Ochoa M, Soler MP, Portales P. Long-term follow-up of children breast-fed by mothers receiving depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate. Contraception 1984;30:523-33.
46. Truitt ST, Fraser AB, Grimes DA, Gallo MF, Schulz KF. Combined hormonal versus nonhormonal versus progestin-only contraception in lactation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2003;(2):CD003988.
47. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ACOG Educational Bulletin. No. 258, July 2000. Breastfeeding: maternal and infant aspects. Obstet Gynecol 2000;96:1-16.
48. World Health Organization Task Force on Methods for the Natural Regulation of Fertility. The World Health Organization multinational study of breast-feeding and lactational amenorrhea. III. Pregnancy during breast-feeding. Fertil Steril 1999;72:431-40.