CORRECT ANSWER:

A) 1-3 days

• Lochia is vaginal discharge that rids the a postpartum woman get “rid of extra blood and tissue in..uterus that helped..baby grow”-webmd
• Lochia rubra is vaginal discharge that happens immediately after childbirth and lasts for a few days. It’s red. It is blood fragments and other
• Lochia serosa usually starts on day 3 and lasts until day 10. It is usually pink or brown tinged
• Lochia alba comes next. It is mostly mucus and starts day 10 and last until day 14. However for some it can last several weeks
• Everyone is different so this is a generalization but you should have an idea which comes first and when.

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