| The size of the placental bed decreases by half, and the changes in the placental bed result in the quantity and quality of the lochia that is experienced. |
| Significantly more women in the rural control group had prolonged lochia rubra than the intervention group. |
| After delivery, the lochia continue to flow for a longer time than the true catamenia. |
| Typically, lochia is not the result of any health complication and will end on its own when your body is ready. |
| In the urban area they were more concerned that there would be delay in expelling lochia. |
| The flow of lochia is heavy following birth, and then becomes gradually lighter, lasting up to 6 weeks. |
