Hello and welcome to the zero to finals podcast. My name is Tom and in this episode I'm going to be

talking to you about routine postnatal care. And you can find written notes on this topic at

zero to finals.com slash routine care or in the postnatal care section of the zero definals, obstetrics and gynecology book.

So let's get straight into it.

Most women will have routine midwife-led care in the postnatal period.

After delivery, they may be transferred to the postnatal ward for a short period of monitoring

and adjustment. In the days after delivery, they will have analgesia as required to help for pain

relief, help establishing breast or bottle feeding, a venous thromboemblism

risk assessment, monitoring for postpartum hemorrhage, monitoring for sepsis, monitoring of

blood pressure after preeclampsia, monitoring recovery after a caesarian or a perineal tear.

A full blood count blood test to check for anemia and the need for treatment after significant

bleeding, a cesarean section, or antinatal anemia with anemia during the antinatal period,

anti-deprophalysis for resus-de negative women, depending on the baby's blood group,

and the routine baby check shortly after delivery.

After the initial postnatal period, they will have routine follow-up with a midwife

to discuss topics such as general well-being, mood and depression, bleeding and menstruation after

giving birth, urinary incontinence and pelvic floor exercises,

scar healing after an apiomy or caesarein section,

contraception, breastfeeding and vaccines,

for example, the MMR or Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccines for the baby.

Let's talk about the six-week post-natal check.

A routine six-week post-natal appointment is commonly offered by GP practices to check how

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