The nurse working in a women's clinic admits a patient who is almost 6 weeks postpartum and describes a yellow-white vaginal drainage.The nurse interprets this as indicating what?

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Yellow-white vaginal discharge at six weeks postpartum indicates expected lochia progression, which is a normal vaginal discharge after giving birth. It consists of blood, mucus, and uterine tissue that is discharged from the uterus as it heals after childbirth.

The Nurse Working in a Women's Clinic Admits a Patient