What are the usual causes of maternal afterpains?
a. cesarean delivery and prolonged labor
b. multiparity and breastfeeding
c. postpartal hemorrhage and puerperal infection
d. uterine involution and breast engorgement
B
The causes of maternal afterpains may be related to the contracting uterus, the "let-down reflex" of breastfeeding, or multiparity.
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