Title: Re: PUPPS
Hi Sonya
I was a doula, recently, for a woman who had PUPPS. Her symptoms were particularly bad in the last few weeks of pregnancy and she had the baby 10 days before due date. Her rashes, blotches and itchiness diminished after the birth ( but she was taking medication too
Dear all!
I vaguely remember some information on this site previously on PUPPS.
As a student midwife, I have a lady on which I am conducting a longitudinal
study - following her through her clinic visits, labour and post partum.
However, now in her 37th week she has PUPPS. The doctors want
.
Hope you find what you're after.
Regards
Kim
At 18:44 30/05/2002, you wrote:
Dear all!
I vaguely remember some information on this site previously on PUPPS. As
a student midwife, I have a lady on which I am conducting a longitudinal
study - following her through her clinic visits, labour
Thanks everyone for your replies.
All my lady's liver function tests have come back normal, however she had a
haemoglobin test that went from 112 in one week to 90 the next. Don't know
if this is related or not. I have asked all the senior midwives and
doctors about PUPPS and all have said
this is of some help or interest!
Rhonda.
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From: Mary Murphy
Date: Monday, 04 March
2002 08:40:37 PM
To: Jo Slamen; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
PUPPS
Thanks. I thought it must
Thanks. I thought it must be that, but wasn't quite sure. I
have found chickweed ointmment etc. helpful for some but not all women. MM
" As we trust the flowers to
open to new
life
- So we can trust birth"Harriette
I can't remember exactly what the initials stand for,but it's essentially
severe itching in pregnancy - the U is for Urticaria it think.
The thing that bugs me here is that they give benadryl for it postpartum
which I don't like becaus it's an antihistamine and can affect early
lactation.
Also,
Yes, I agree with the previous definitions (but can never remember them all)
I think the essential thing to remember is that the pruritis/severe itching
can also be a symptom of choleostasis and so liver involvement should be
ruled out Once liver involvement is ruled out it appears that PUPPS
My apologies to the list - PUPPs stands for Pruritic Urticarial Pustules and
Papules of pregnancy From what I understand it is a skin condition only
and not something more sinister (my friend has had liver function and
biochemistry to exclude cholestasis and all results have come back normal
Something like Puerperal Urticaria of Pregnancy...
In other words a symptom of Obstetric Cholestasis, I found a website that
would be useful, next time I'm at work! I'll post it if no-one else has.
trish
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In a message dated 4/03/02 4:03:35 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
PLEASE, what is PUPPS? MM
Thank you Mary for asking what I think many of us were wondering...
Yours in birth,
Tina Pettigrew
Birthworks
Bachelor of Midwifery Student
Convenor, Aust B. Mid Student
Hi everyone,
I am asking for a friend of mine who is about 32 weeks (2nd baby, no probs
first time) who has a severe case of PUPPS All blood tests have been
normal but she is almost suicidal with itching/scratching especially at
night - only getting a couple of hours sleep She hasn't had any
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