Postpartal overdistention of the bladder and urinary retention can lead to which compli-cation?
a. Postpartum hemorrhage and eclampsia
b. Fever and increased blood pressure
c. Postpartum hemorrhage and urinary tract infection
d. Urinary tract infection and uterine rupture
C
Incomplete emptying and overdistention of the bladder can lead to urinary tract infection. Overdistention of the bladder displaces the uterus and prevents contraction of the uterine muscle.
There is no correlation between bladder distention and eclampsia.
There is no correlation between bladder distention and blood pressure or fevers.
The risk of uterine rupture decreases after the birth.
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