Uterine Inversion
1. The Baby Center defines this as the uterus turning partially or fully inside out.
2. According to Janine Kelbach, the exact cause is not always known, but attributing factors are labor lasting over 24 hours, a short umbilical cord, abnormality or weakness of the uterus, previous uterine inversion, use of muscle relaxants during labor, and placenta accrete.
3. Things to look for, according to Kelbach, include the uterus protruding from the vagina, the uterus not feeling like it’s in the right place, severe blood loss, rapid decrease in BP, and signs of shock.
4. Seeing with the eyes or seeing it by ultrasound are the only ways of diagnosing inversion, according to better health.
5. Treatment, according to Kelbach, begins
1. The Baby Center defines this as the uterus turning partially or fully inside out.
2. According to Janine Kelbach, the exact cause is not always known, but attributing factors are labor lasting over 24 hours, a short umbilical cord, abnormality or weakness of the uterus, previous uterine inversion, use of muscle relaxants during labor, and placenta accrete.
3. Things to look for, according to Kelbach, include the uterus protruding from the vagina, the uterus not feeling like it’s in the right place, severe blood loss, rapid decrease in BP, and signs of shock.
4. Seeing with the eyes or seeing it by ultrasound are the only ways of diagnosing inversion, according to better health.
5. Treatment, according to Kelbach, begins