RT Book, Section A1 Pessel, Caroline A1 Tsai, Ming C. A2 DeCherney, Alan H. A2 Nathan, Lauren A2 Laufer, Neri A2 Roman, Ashley S. SR Print(0) ID 1159953000 T1 The Normal Puerperium T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Obstetrics & Gynecology, 12e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071833905 LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159953000 RD 2024/03/28 AB The puerperium, or postpartum period, generally lasts 6 weeks and is the period of adjustment after delivery when the anatomic and physiologic changes of pregnancy are reversed, and the body returns to the normal, nonpregnant state. The postpartum period has been arbitrarily divided into the immediate puerperium, or the first 24 hours after parturition, when acute postanesthetic or postdelivery complications may occur; the early puerperium, which extends until the first week postpartum; and the remote puerperium, which includes the period of time required for involution of the genital organs and return of menses, usually approximately 6 weeks.