Research Article
The Association between Traditional Chinese Dietary and Herbal Therapies and Uterine Involution in Postpartum Women
Table 4
Uterine involution indices among the 127 women.
| | Uterine AP diameter mean (SD, range) | Cavity AP diameter mean (SD, range) | | Maximum | 5 cm from fundus |
| | NSD | 47.0 (5.7, 32.0–64.3) | 42.2 (5.3, 27.1–54.8) | 8.6 (2.8, 3.2–15.6) | 6.2 (2.2, 2.2–11.5) | | C/S | 47.5 (7.6, 32.0–69.7) | 42.8 (7.0, 29.3–57.4) | 8.1 (2.8, 4.0–18) | 6.0 (1.8, 2.9–12.3) | | Total | 47.2 (6.3, 32.0–69.7) | 42.4 (5.9, 27.1–57.1) | 8.5 (2.8, 3.2–18.0) | 6.1 (2.1, 2.2–12.3) |
| | Empty cavity n (%) | Empty cervical area n (%) | Gas/hypoechogenic foci n (%) | Anteverted uterus n (%) |
| | NSD | 87 (97.8) | 87 (97.8) | 12 (13.5) | 37 (41.6) | | C/S | 38 (100) | 38 (100) | 5 (13.2) | 9 (23.7) | | Total | 125 (98.4) | 125 (98.4) | 17 (13.4) | 46 (36.2) |
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NSD: natural spontaneous delivery; C/S: Cesarean delivery.
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