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Postpartum period longer than commonly thought
Manage episode 487260789 series 5409
If you've given birth and still aren't feeling back to your old self physically, a new study could explain why.
Researchers took blood tests up to 80 weeks postpartum, and found in about 50 per cent of cases values didn't return to baseline for between three months and a year.
The study also revealed the ongoing effect of pregnancy complications like preeclampsia and gestational diabetes.
Guest/s
- Professor Amanda Henry, Program Head of Women's Health at the George Institute, and professor of obstetrics at the University of New South Wales
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1529 episodes
Manage episode 487260789 series 5409
If you've given birth and still aren't feeling back to your old self physically, a new study could explain why.
Researchers took blood tests up to 80 weeks postpartum, and found in about 50 per cent of cases values didn't return to baseline for between three months and a year.
The study also revealed the ongoing effect of pregnancy complications like preeclampsia and gestational diabetes.
Guest/s
- Professor Amanda Henry, Program Head of Women's Health at the George Institute, and professor of obstetrics at the University of New South Wales
References
1529 episodes
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