Two days ago a woman gave birth to a full-term infant.Last night she awakened several times to urinate and noted that her gown and bedding were wet from profuse diaphoresis.What is responsible for the diaphoresis and diuresis that this woman is experiencing during the early postpartum period?

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Within 12 hours of birth women begin to lose the excess tissue fluid that accumulated during pregnancy.One mechanism for reducing these retained fluids is the profuse diaphoresis that often occurs,especially at night,for the first 2 or 3 days after childbirth.Postpartal diuresis is another mechanism by which the body rids itself of excess fluid.An elevated temperature would cause chills and may cause dehydration,not diaphoresis and diuresis.Diaphoresis and diuresis sometimes are referred to as reversal of the water metabolism of pregnancy,not as the basal metabolic rate.Postpartal diuresis may be caused by the removal of increased venous pressure in the lower extremities.

Two Days Ago a Woman Gave Birth to a Full-Term