The objective of this field trial was to evaluate the body temperature within the interval of 10 days post partum in cows with puerperal metritis, as confirmed by a clinical examination, in comparison with cows without clinical symptoms of this disease. In addition, the body temperature in cows having a purulent and putrid character of lochia was compared. Rectal temperature was measured daily ...

scientific study, observations which tend to throw light on matters legarding which convincing testimony is still wanting are more than welcome to the student and progressive practitioner; and we would particularly invite attention, in. this treatise, to the author's views regarding the pathology and treatment of puerperal eclampsia, that still obscure and dangerous complication of the pregnant...

The objectives of this study were to investigate the associations between peripheral blood neutrophil (PMN) function, energy status, and uterine health in periparturient dairy cows. Data were collected from 83 multiparous Holstein cows. Blood samples for PMN function determination were collected weekly from 1 week prior to calving (week -1) through 4 weeks after calving and again at 8 weeks aft...

Puerperal mastitis is a potentially serious illness among lactating women which traditionally has been thought to be associated with primiparity, stress, improper nursing technique, and incomplete emptying of the breast. However, none of these putative associations has been examined analytically in recent years. Further, the incidence of mastitis in the United States has not been estimated sinc...

In a paper contributed by us to the Indian Medical Gazette in 1922 we submitted an analysis of 450 cases of eclampsia treated at the Madras Maternity Hospital between the years 1908 and 1922, and then touched thereln on some factors which we thought weie of Primary importance in the treatment of the disease. Since the publication of this papei, we have had under our treatment a large numbei cas...

We report here the case of a 34-year-old female with puerperal alactogenesis. Her menstrual cycle was regular and breast development normal. She had delivered a healthy boy but could not breast-feed after parturition. Endocrinological studies disclosed that the cause was a prolactin (PRL) deficiency. In addition, she showed accompanying impaired ACTH secretion that was believed to be triggered ...

OBJECTIVE Inappropriate or insufficient knowledge of health care professionals about puerperal mastitis can lead mothers to premature weaning, as well as the lack of education on proper breastfeeding. However, the importance of education regarding puerperal mastitis seems to be underestimated. MATERIAL AND METHODS From July to August 2014, 317 female health care professionals were surveyed in...