Normal postpartum lochia HY
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Lochia rubra lasts from birth to 3-4 days postpartum and consists of dark or bright red blood and clots. Lochia serosa lasts from days 4-10 or 14 and is pink or brown blood that gradually decreases. Lochia alba lasts from days 11-6 weeks and is white or yellow and light in quantity. Lochia may increase with breastfeeding or sloughing of the placental site scab around days 7-14.
Normal postpartum lochia HY
- 1. Normal postpartum lochia Expected duration Description Lochia rubra ? Birth to 3-4 days postpartum ? Dark or bright red (blood); odor similar to that of menstrual blood; occasional small clots; quantity decreasing each day Lochia serosa ? 4th postpartum day to 10th or 14th postpartum day ? Serosanguineous (pink); brownish (old blood); quantity gradually decreasing in amount Lochia alba ? 11th postpartum day to 6 weeks postpartum ? White/yellow; creamy; light quantity Lochia may increase in quantity after breastfeeding (suckling releases oxytocin & causes uterus to contract) & 7-14 days postpartum, when scabbing on the placental site sloughs off (heavier bleeding for <2 hr); lochia may also feel increased after lying down & then standing (due to blood pooling in vagina).