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What is Puerperal disorders?

What is Puerperal disorders?

• Puerperal disorders: Conditions that affect a woman after the delivery of a child.

Puerperal disorders: Introduction

Types of Puerperal disorders:

Types of Puerperal disorders:

• Puerperal fever
• Puerperal sepsis
• Puerperal psychosis
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What causes Puerperal disorders?

Causes of Puerperal disorders: see causes of Puerperal disorders

What are the symptoms of Puerperal disorders?

Symptoms of Puerperal disorders: see symptoms of Puerperal disorders

Puerperal disorders: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Puerperal disorders.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Puerperal disorders.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Puerperal disorders: see treatments for Puerperal disorders
Research for Puerperal disorders: see research for Puerperal disorders

Society issues for Puerperal disorders

Cost statistics for Puerperal disorders: The following are statistics from various sources about costs and Puerperal disorders:

• Estimated $733,102,000 spent in public hospitals on pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• Estimated $315,782,000 spent in public hospitals on pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Hospitalization statistics for Puerperal disorders: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Puerperal disorders:

• 11.5% of hospitalisations for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 363,070 patient days spent in public hospitals for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 0.003% (341) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 94% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 63% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders associated with the puerperium required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Puerperal disorders

Main name of condition: Puerperal disorders

Other names or spellings for Puerperal disorders:

puerperium disorders

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