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Pregnancy & postpartum

Guides for every trimester and the months after birth, sourced to obstetric guidance.

6 pages

Blood clots and prenatal massage: why we screenBlood clots and prenatal massage: pregnancy and the six weeks after birth raise clot risk, so we screen your legs and never massage one with clot signs.
C-section recovery and lymphatic drainageC-section recovery takes weeks. When gentle lymphatic drainage can ease swelling around a healed incision, what we avoid, and the infection signs to act on.
Lymphatic drainage during pregnancyManual lymphatic drainage in an uncomplicated pregnancy is light, side-lying work on the legs, arms, face and neck. What the research measured.
Swelling after birthSwelling after birth: how to tell ordinary puffy feet and a sore perineum from postpartum pre-eclampsia or a clot, what eases it, and the checks to keep.
Swollen feet and ankles in pregnancySwollen feet and ankles in pregnancy come from extra fluid and a womb that slows blood leaving the legs. What eases it and the warning signs.
Varicose veins in pregnancyVaricose veins in pregnancy appear because the uterus slows blood leaving the legs. What helps, what is safe to massage, and when a sore leg means a clot.

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