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<html><head></head><body><p>The postpartum or postbirth period after delivery lasts for many months. It is usually a happy time for most women but it can also be stressful, and possibly dangerous. There are many potential complications for a new mom which may even be life-threatening. You need to care for your new baby and at the same time, your body has undergone many changes that need to be addressed.</p>
<p>You also need to be aware of the signs and symptoms that may happen in the postpartum period which can be dangerous and need to be addressed quickly before they threaten your health or life.</p>
<p class="img-right">Unfortunately, many women don't know the signs of potentially life-threatening complications that could occur after you give birth. Specific signs you should watch for during the first year after birth include pain,&nbsp;shortness of breath, thoughts of hurting yourself or your baby, and various others.</p>
<h2>Top postpartum topics</h2>
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<li><a href="https://babymed.com/postpartum-postbirth/complications">PostBirth Warning Signs: Read This First</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/online-postpartum-issues-test" target="_self">The Online Postpartum Test</a></li>
<li><a title="Postpartum Depression" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/the-baby-blues-or-postpartum-depression">Postpartum Depression or "The Blues"</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/baby/newborn-and-baby">All About Newborn and Baby</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/breastfeeding">All About Breastfeeding</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/sex/guide-to-pregnancy-and-sex">Guide to Sex</a></li>
<li><a title="delivery room after labor" href="https://babymed.com/labor-delivery/what-happens-delivery-room-after-labor-over">What Happens in the Delivery Room After Labor is Over?</a></li>
<li><a title="Is My Baby Allowed in the Room for My Entire Hospital Stay?" href="https://babymed.com/labor-delivery/my-baby-allowed-room-my-entire-hospital-stay">Is My Baby Allowed in the Room for My Entire Hospital Stay?</a></li>
<li><a title="Baby &amp;   Newborn" href="https://babymed.com/how-to/how-to-take-care-of-a-baby-and-newborn">How-to Guide for Newborns</a></li>
<li><a title="Baby Gear and Equipment" href="https://babymed.com/how-to/how-to-take-care-of-a-baby-and-newborn">Baby Gear and Baby Equipment</a></li>
<li><a title="Newborn Evaluation" href="https://babymed.com/baby/newborn-evaluation-right-after-birth">Testing the Newborn at Birth</a></li>
<li><a title="Postpartum Changes" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/common-postpartum-problems">Postpartum Physical Changes</a></li>
<li><a title="Breastfeeding" href="https://babymed.com/breastfeeding">Breastfeeding</a></li>
<li><a title="Getting Back Into Shape" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/how-get-your-body-back-shape-after-pregnancy-12-steps">Getting Back in Shape After Birth</a></li>
<li><a title="Safe   postpartum exercise" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/postpartum-exercise-what-safe">Safe Postpartum Exercise</a></li>
<li><a title="Postpartum visit" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/what-happens-first-6-week-postpartum-visit">The 6-Week Postpartum Visit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/baby/serious-symptoms-baby-when-call-your-pediatrician-or-go-hospital">When to Call the Pediatrician</a></li>
<li><a title="Paternity Testing" href="https://babymed.com/pregnancy/what-happens-paternity-testing-appointment">Paternity Testing</a></li>
<li><a title="newborn-and-infant-growth-charts" href="https://babymed.com/baby/newborn-and-infant-growth-charts">Baby Boy and Baby Girl Growth Charts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://obmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ACOG-2018-Postpartum-Toolkit.pdf">4th Trimester Information from the American College of Ob-Gyn ACOG&nbsp;</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Postpartum and postbirth issues</h2>
<ul style="font-size: 0.9em;">
<li class="first"><a href="https://babymed.com/equiz/postpartum-or-postbirth-complications">A Must: Any Complications? Take the Postbirth Test</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/common-postpartum-postbirth-problems">Common Postpartum Issues</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/edinburgh-postpartum-and-postnatal-depression-score-quiz">Get Tested for Postpartum Depression</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/what-happens-first-6-week-postpartum-visit">6 Week Postpartum Visit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/postpartum-exercise-what-safe">Postpartum Exercise - What is Safe?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/the-baby-blues-or-postpartum-depression">Postpartum Blues/Depression</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/postpartum-urinary-incontinence">Bladder Issues</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/postpartum-urinary-incontinence">Postpartum Urinary Incontinence</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/baby-and-postpartum/hair-loss-postpartum">Hair Loss</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/news/postpartum-hemorrhage-may-affect-future-fertility" target="_self">Postpartum Hemorrhage May Affect Future Fertility</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Breastfeeding basics</h2>
<ul style="font-size: 0.9em;">
<li class="first"><a href="https://babymed.com/breastfeeding">The Breastfeeding Guide</a></li>
<li class="first"><a href="https://babymed.com/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-basics-mom">Breastfeeding Basics</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/baby-breast-feeding-breast-milk">Breastfeeding FAQs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/breastfeeding/10-survival-tips-breastfeeding-parents">Ten Breastfeeding Tips</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/how-to-stop-breastfeeding-10-tips-from-veteran-moms">How to Stop Breastfeeding</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/childbirth-class/breastfeeding-tips-and-tricks">Tips and Tricks</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/breastfeeding/best-breastfeeding-diet">Best Breastfeeding Diet</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/breastfeeding/herbs-supplements-and-breastfeeding">Herbs, Supplements, and Breastfeeding</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-allergies">Breastfeeding with Allergies</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://babymed.com/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-sick-baby">Breastfeeding a Sick Baby</a></li>
</ul>
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<h2>Early postpartum concerns&nbsp;(initial and first 2 weeks)</h2>
<ul style="font-size: 0.9em;">
<li><a title="Anemia" href="https://babymed.com/pregnancy-complications/anemia-during-pregnancy">Anemia</a></li>
<li><a title="Postpartum Hemorrhage" href="https://babymed.com/pregnancy-complications/postpartum-hemorrhage">Postpartum Hemorrhage</a></li>
<li><a title="Postpartum Endometritis" href="https://babymed.com/pregnancy-complications/postpartum-endometritis">Postpartum Endometritis</a></li>
<li><a href="https://babymed.com/baby-and-postpartum/hair-loss-postpartum">Postpartum Hair Loss</a></li>
<li><span class="LinkPage"><a href="https://babymed.com/breastfeeding/lactation-suppression-when-you-stop-breastfeeding">Breastfeeding &amp; Lactation</a></span></li>
<li><a title="diastasis recti of the abdominal muscles DRAM" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/diastasis-recti-and-pregnancy-abdominal-muscle-separation">Diastasis Recti of the Abdominal Muscles (DRAM)</a></li>
<li><span class="LinkPage"><a href="https://babymed.com/contraception">Contraception</a></span></li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="LinkPage">Later postpartum concerns&nbsp;(after first 2 weeks)<br></span></h2>
<ul style="font-size: 0.9em;">
<li><a title="The blues versus depression" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/the-baby-blues-or-postpartum-depression"><span class="LinkPage">Pos</span><span class="LinkPage">tpartum Blues vs. Postpartum Depression</span></a></li>
<li><span class="LinkPage"><a href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/postpartum-thyroiditis">Postpartum Thyroiditis</a></span></li>
<li><a title="Postpartum urinary incontinence" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/postpartum-urinary-incontinence">Postpartum Urinary Incontinence</a></li>
<li><a title="Breast   nfections - mastitis" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/breast-infections-mastitis">Breast Infections - Mastitis</a></li>
<li><span class="LinkPage"><a href="https://babymed.com/can-cabbage-help-postpartum-breast-engorgement">Cabbage for Postpartum Breast Engorgement</a></span></li>
<li><span class="LinkPage"><a title="Kegel  Exercises" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/beyond-kegel-regaining-control-after-childbirth">Kegel Exercises</a><br></span></li>
<li><a title="Contraception - Birth Control" href="https://babymed.com/contraception">Contraception</a></li>
<li><a title="Postpartum Sex" href="https://babymed.com/love/postpartum-sex">Postpartum Sex&nbsp;</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Postpartum and postbirth blogs</h2>
<ul style="font-size: 0.9em;">
<li><a title="postpartum pain relief" href="https://babymed.com/blogs/summer-banks/4-postpartum-pains-and-how-relieve-pain">4 Postpartum Pains and How to Relieve Them</a></li>
<li><a title="breast engorgement" href="https://babymed.com/blogs/jaclyn-stewart/what-do-about-breast-engorgement">What to Do About Breast Engorgement</a></li>
<li><a title="minimize bloodshot eyes after labor" href="https://babymed.com/blogs/jaclyn-stewart/how-minimize-bloodshot-eyes-after-labor">How to Minimize Bloodshot Eyes After Labor</a></li>
<li><a title="birth control options after baby" href="https://babymed.com/blogs/anna-babar/best-birth-control-options-after-you-have-baby">Best Birth Control Options After You Have a Baby</a></li>
<li><a title="waiting to clamp umbilical cord" href="https://babymed.com/blogs/dramos/waiting-clamp-cord-proves-beneficial">Waiting to Clamp the Cord Proves Beneficial</a></li>
</ul>
<p></p>
<h2>Postbirth studies</h2>
<ul style="font-size: 0.9em;">
<li><a title="postpartum complications and preeclampsia" href="https://babymed.com/pregnancy-news/postpartum-complications-and-preeclampsia">Postpartum Complications and Preeclampsia</a></li>
<li><a title="new postpartum pregnancy avoidance protocol" href="https://babymed.com/pregnancy-news/new-postpartum-pregnancy-avoidance-protocol">New Postpartum Pregnancy Avoidance Protocol</a></li>
<li><a title="postpartum discharge" href="https://babymed.com/pregnancy-news/unreadiness-postpartum-discharge-following-healthy-term-pregnancy">Unreadiness for Postpartum Discharge Following Healthy Term Pregnancy</a></li>
<li><a title="lower sexual interest in postpartum women" href="https://babymed.com/health-news/lower-sexual-interest-postpartum-women">Lower Sexual Interest in Postpartum Women</a></li>
<li><a title="post-birth IUD insertion" href="https://babymed.com/fertility-news/effectiveness-immediate-post-birth-iud-insertion">Effectiveness of Immediate Postbirth IUD Insertion</a></li>
<li><a title="postpartum depression and fish oil" href="https://babymed.com/news/fish-oil-ineffective-treatment-postpartum-depression">Fish Oil is Ineffective Treatment for Postpartum Depressio</a>n</li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="LinkPage">Postpartum fertility</span></h2>
<ul style="font-size: 0.9em;">
<li><a title="How Soon After Birth Does Fertility Return?" href="https://babymed.com/fertility-awareness/how-soon-after-birth-does-fertility-return">How Soon After Birth Does Fertility Return?</a></li>
<li><a title="Can I Get Pregnant Before I Have My First Postpartum Period?" href="https://babymed.com/fertility-awareness/can-i-get-pregnant-i-have-my-first-postpartum-period">Can I Get Pregnant Before I Have My First Postpartum Period?</a></li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="LinkPage">Complications with baby</span></h2>
<ul style="font-size: 0.9em;">
<li><a title="hospital care of low birth weight newborn" href="https://babymed.com/prematurity/low-birth-weight-babies-hospital-and-home-care">Low Birth Weight Infants: Hospital and Home Care</a></li>
<li><a title="hospital care of premature infant" href="https://babymed.com/prematurity/hospital-care-premature-infant">Premature Infant: Hospital Care</a></li>
<li><a title="large for gestational age infant care of" href="https://babymed.com/newborn-first-year/caring-your-large-gestational-age-infant">Caring for Your Large for Gestational Age Infant</a></li>
<li><a title="low birth weight infant feeding" href="https://babymed.com/newborn-first-year/feeding-your-low-birth-weight-infant">Feeding Your Low Birth Weight Infant</a></li>
<li><a title="small for gestational age infant home care" href="https://babymed.com/newborn-first-year/home-care-small-gestational-age-infants">Home Care of Small for Gestational Age Infants</a></li>
<li><a title="small for gestational age infant hospital care" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/hospital-care-and-small-for-gestational-age-infants">Hospital Care of Small for Gestational Age Infants</a></li>
<li><a title="hospital preparation and evaluation of low birth weight infant" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/hospital-preparation-and-evaluation-of-low-birth-weight-infant">Hospital Preparation and Evaluation of Low Birth Weight Infant&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a title="follow-up care of low birth weight infants" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/special-follow-up-care-for-low-birth-weight-infants">Special Follow-up Care for Low Birth Weight Infants</a></li>
<li><a title="macrosomia" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/what-is-macrosomia">What is Macrosomia?</a></li>
<li><a title="macrosomia follow-up care" href="https://babymed.com/postpartum/follow-up-care-for-big-babies-with-macrosomia">Macrosomia: Follow-up Care</a></li>
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<h2>There are six pregnancy trimesters.</h2>
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<li><a href="node/1651">Pre-Trimester of Pregnancy</a>&nbsp;(preconception)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.babymed.com/blood/what-happens-first-trimester-pregnancy" target="_self">First Trimester of Pregnancy</a>&nbsp;(up to 12-13 weeks)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.babymed.com/pregnancy/what-happens-second-trimester-pregnancy-my-body" target="_self">Second Trimester of Pregnancy</a>&nbsp;(up to 26-27 weeks)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.babymed.com/pregnancy/what-happens-third-trimester-pregnancy-my-body" target="_self">Third Trimester of Pregnancy&nbsp;</a>(up to delivery)</li>
<li><a href="node/5708">Fourth Trimester of Pregnancy</a>&nbsp;(postbirth or postpartum)</li>
<li><a href="node/70231">Fifth Trimester of Pregnancy</a>&nbsp;(going back to work)</li>
</ol>

Pregnancy Trimesters

The postpartum period is usually a happy time but it can also be stressful, and possibly dangerous.

The postpartum period after childbirth lasts for several months and, while it can be a joyful time, it can also be stressful and, at times, risky. New mothers face various potential complications that could even become life-threatening. While you're caring for your baby, your body is going through significant changes that need attention. It’s important to be aware of the signs and symptoms that may arise during this time. Some can be dangerous and need to be addressed quickly to protect your and your baby's health and well-being.