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Headache in the Postpartum Period

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Clinical Management of Mother and Newborn

Abstract

The concept of postpartum headache usually brings two problems to the minds of those who care for the obstetric patient: the postdural puncture headache (PDPH) and the postpartum “blues.” However, there are other less appreciated, but nevertheless important, causes of postpartum headache, related or unrelated to the administration of anesthesia.

This chapter will deal in depth with the postdural puncture headache and briefly review postpartum headaches of other etiologies.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, 10461, Bronx, New York, USA

    Gertie F. Marx M.D.

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Ostheimer, G.W. (1979). Headache in the Postpartum Period. In: Marx, G.F. (eds) Clinical Management of Mother and Newborn. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6173-5_3

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