Thirty-seven patients who delivered singleton pregnancies were followed by serial sonograms during the first 2 weeks of the puerperal period to evaluate uterine involution. Significant correlation was found between birthweight and uterine size during this period. No correlation was found between regressing uterine size and route of delivery, parity, or method of infant feeding. Variations in normal uterine, endometrial, and adnexal appearance are described as knowledge of these changes is necessary to appreciate pathologic conditions.
The placenta is a marker of biologic events that occur during pregnancy. Placental pathologic examination gives insight to pregnancy-related insults, which affect the newborn at and after birth. Clinicians and risk managers can use this information to identify the cause of newborn complications in cases suggested to be birth-related injuries.
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