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endometritis
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an infection of the endometrium, the lining of the uterus
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mastitis
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infection of the breast
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peritonitis
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infection of the peritoneal cavity
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postpartal depression
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overall feeling of sadness in a woman accompanied by extreme fatigue, an inability to stop cryng, increased anxiety about her own or her infant's health, insecurity (unwilling to be left alone or unable to make decisions), psychosomatic symptoms, and either depressive or manic mood fluctuations during the first year following birth
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postpartal psychosis
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psycharic illness occurriing during the postpartum period
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thrombophlebitis
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inflammation of the llining of a blood vessel with the formation of blood clots
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uterine inversion
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a rare phenomenon in which the uterus turns inside out
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