There is currently an interesting article posted on Medscape Women's Health
on the issue of postpartum edema.
D Reynolds, Severe Gestational Edema, from J Midwifery & Women's Health,
posted 5-20-03 Medscape Women's Health
Abstract: "Lower extremity edema is an almost universal finding in late
pregnancy, occurring secondary to increased venous pressure in the legs,
obstruction of lymphatic flow, and reduced plasma colloid osmotic pressure."

Barbara Wilson-Clay, BS, IBCLC
Austin Lactation Associates
LactNews Press
www.lactnews.com

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