Talk:Postpartum physiological changes
Latest comment: 6 years ago by Clayoquot in topic Immune function section
 | This article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
 | This article was nominated for merging with Postpartum period on 20 March 2018. The result of the discussion was Keep separate. |
Welcome
editThis is the talk page for the article Postpartum physuiological changes. Here, readers and editors can discuss the article and leave suggestions for its improvement. If you are a newer editor and would like to help improve womens health articles then please click on the little envelope that appears after my name and leave a note on my talk page.
- Best Regards,
Immune function section
editHi,
Regarding this paragraph:
- Immune function is assessed immediately after the birth. Clinicians test for immunity to rubella, Hepatitis B, Rh, varicella and the presence of antibodies against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.[1]
This surprises me. I have several questions:
- Does this mean that after birth, it is routine for the mother to get a blood test to assess whether she is immune to rubella, etc.? I have never heard of this being done.
- Why do postpartum women need to have their immune function assessed?
- Are there any other sources that support these statements?
Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 06:51, 17 March 2018 (UTC)
- There continue to be cases of vaccine-preventable diseases in children and adults; the postpartum period is seen as a moment of opportunity to assess and vaccinate women might not otherwise be engaged in primary care. This has been standard practice for a long time. — soupvector (talk) 00:21, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- I've cleaned up that section a bit, but I'm not certain that it belongs in this article (perhaps better suited to an article about postpartum care); the bit about Rh D may, because it relates to a biological process that can happen in Rh-negative moms, but this "immunizations" chapter isn't primarily about physiological changes. — soupvector (talk) 02:19, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- That makes sense, thanks! I also agree the section doesn't belong in this article. Having it in this article makes it sound as if physiological changes in the mother compromise her immune function. Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 03:34, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- Indeed; on the contrary, the postpartum period is a time during which the mother's immune system recovers from the immune suppression of pregnancy (e.g. PMID 17918082). — soupvector (talk) 03:56, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- That makes sense, thanks! I also agree the section doesn't belong in this article. Having it in this article makes it sound as if physiological changes in the mother compromise her immune function. Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 03:34, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
Do you know if this is standard practice outside the U.S.? Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 05:34, 21 March 2018 (UTC)