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How much is normal blood loss for a vaginal birth? Ans: 500 ml How much is normal blood loss for a c-section Ans: 1000 ml What are some GI symptoms postpartum Ans: - increased hunger and thirst - decreased bowel motility and muscle tone - Afraid to have BM - Diastasis recti What is diastasis recti? Ans: Separating of abdominal muscles often occurring postpartum What are some cervical symptoms postpartum Page | 2 All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 | Ans: - Flabby and bruised - Never truly goes back to normal (Goes from a dimple to a split) - 2cm 1-2 days after birth then goes to a fingertip. Vaginal changes postpartum Ans: - Swollen and potentially bruised - Kegel exercises can help - Labia are more flaccid Perineal changes postpartum Ans: - swollen, bruising - scar - Healing can take from 2-3 weeks up to 4-6 months - Episiotomies are not done very often any more because they take longer to heal. what is lochia? Ans: postbirth uterine discharge What is are the different stages of lochia? Page | 3 All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 | Ans: Lochia Rubra, Lochia serosa, and lochia alba What are lochia rubra characteristics? Ans: - DARK BRIGHT RED blood - Lasts 3-4 days - flows like a HEAVY period - SMALL CLOTS are normal (no bigger than golf ball size) - MILD period like CRAMPING What characteristics of lochia serosa? Ans: - PINKISH BROWN discharge that is less bloody and more watery - Lasts about 4-12 days - MODERATE flow - Less or no clots What are characteristics of lochia alba? Ans: - YELLOWISH WHITE discharge - little to no blood - lasts about 12 days to 6 w

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ADN 240 Exam 5: Postpartum, Newborn,
and Complications Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
How much is normal blood loss for a vaginal birth?

Ans: 500 ml

How much is normal blood loss for a c-section

Ans: 1000 ml

What are some GI symptoms postpartum

Ans: - increased hunger and thirst
- decreased bowel motility and muscle tone
- Afraid to have BM
- Diastasis recti

What is diastasis recti?

Ans: Separating of abdominal muscles often occurring
postpartum

What are some cervical symptoms postpartum

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Ans: - Flabby and bruised
- Never truly goes back to normal (Goes from a dimple to a
split)
- 2cm 1-2 days after birth then goes to a fingertip.

Vaginal changes postpartum

Ans: - Swollen and potentially bruised
- Kegel exercises can help
- Labia are more flaccid

Perineal changes postpartum

Ans: - swollen, bruising
- scar
- Healing can take from 2-3 weeks up to 4-6 months
- Episiotomies are not done very often any more because they
take longer to heal.

what is lochia?

Ans: postbirth uterine discharge

What is are the different stages of lochia?

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Ans: Lochia Rubra, Lochia serosa, and lochia alba

What are lochia rubra characteristics?

Ans: - DARK BRIGHT RED blood
- Lasts 3-4 days
- flows like a HEAVY period
- SMALL CLOTS are normal (no bigger than golf ball size)
- MILD period like CRAMPING

What characteristics of lochia serosa?

Ans: - PINKISH BROWN discharge that is less bloody and more
watery
- Lasts about 4-12 days
- MODERATE flow
- Less or no clots

What are characteristics of lochia alba?

Ans: - YELLOWISH WHITE discharge
- little to no blood
- lasts about 12 days to 6 weeks
- NO clots

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