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	(Sponsor this newsletter) 4 New Superheavy Elements Land on Periodic Table Four new elements will join more than a hundred others on the periodic table of the elements, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) announced last week. IUPAC has now initiated the process of formalizing names and symbols for these elements," Jan Reedijk, president of the Inorganic Chemistry Division of IUPAC, said in a statement. Right now, the new elements have placeholder names and symbols that denote the elements' atomic numbers. Read More » What 2016 Holds for the Mysterious World of Physics The New Year may also be a year of discoveries for physicists plumbing the deepest mysteries of matter. Since 2013, when scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) confirmed they had discovered the Higgs boson, the particle that lends others mass, physics has been in a kind of limbo. 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	Direct Imaging: The Next Big Step in the Hunt for Exoplanets NASA's Kepler Space Telescope revealed more than 4,600 planetary candidates over its brief lifetime. When almost 350 exoplanet scientists gathered in Hawaii earlier this month, Space.com asked several of them what they were most looking forward to. "The new technique now is direct imaging," Sara Seager, a professor of planetary science and physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told Space.com. Read More » Tiny Chameleons' Tongues Pack a Powerful Punch Having super-spring-loaded tongues lets them capture more prey, said study author Christopher Anderson, a postdoctoral researcher at Brown University. Researchers already knew that chameleon tongues are incredible things. Chameleons don't use muscle power alone to snap at passing flies. Read More » Tough, 3D-Printed Ceramics Could Help Build Hypersonic Planes Strong, flawless ceramics in various shapes, including spirals and honeycombs, can now can be created using 3D printing, researchers say. One potential strategy for making ceramics that have complex shapes is 3D printing. A 3D printer usually works by depositing layers of material, just as ordinary printers lay down ink, except 3D printers can also lay down flat layers on top of each other to build 3D objects. Read More » Gorgeous Images Reveal Parasitic Plant in 3-Way Symbiotic Relationship Scientists have found a bizarre food triangle between three different organisms lurking deep in the Peruvian Amazon. The cast of characters includes a yellow parasitic plant that bursts forth like boils from tree bark, a caterpillar that feeds on that plant, and an ant that drinks the sweet liquid that the caterpillar produces in a special gland near its neck. "It's really a weird relationship, I've never seen anything like it before," said Aaron Pomerantz, an entomologist who works with a rainforest expedition company at the Refugio Amazonas near the Tambopata Research Center in Peru. Read More » Brain Circuit Linked to Depression Found in Rats The brain circuits responsible for the inability to feel pleasure have now been discovered in rats, a finding that could help researchers better understand the mechanisms underlying depression and schizophrenia. Previous brain-imaging research suggested that anhedonia might be linked to a part of the brain that sits just behind the forehead known as the medial prefrontal cortex. Now, scientists have conducted experiments on the medial prefrontal cortex of rats. Read More » Tip for Keeping New Year's Resolutions: Turn Them into Questions If you normally have trouble sticking to your New Year's resolutions, a new study may help: Psychologists have found that asking questions and then answering them, instead of making statements, is one key to sticking with your promises. The studies were looking into this effect of asking questions in a variety of contexts, such as eating healthier or going out to vote. In most of the studies, the participants were questioned by another person, and only had to answer the question, said Eric Spangenberg, co-author on the paper and professor of marketing and psychology at the University of California, Irvine. Read More » Frutarom invests in algae startup for food, cosmetic products One of the world's largest flavoring and specialty natural ingredient companies is investing in algae to enhance its food and cosmetic products. Frutarom Industries said on Monday it bought half of a biotech startup called Algalo, which is based on a kibbutz, or communal farm, in northern Israel, that developed a way to efficiently cultivate, harvest and process a variety of algae. The algae yield strong antioxidants, lipids and proteins that can help cardiovascular and immune systems, as well as bone structure, Israel-based Frutarom said. Read More »

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प्रसवोत्तर काळात म्हणजे प्रसूतीनंतर वार व गर्भकोशाचा सर्व भाग गर्भाशयातून बाहेर पडल्यापासून सहा आठवड्यांच्या काळात, प्रसूत स्त्रीची जी काळजीपूर्वक देखभाल करण्यात येते तिला प्रसवोत्तर परिचर्या म्हणतात. ⇨ प्रसवपूर्व परिचर्येएवढीच किंबहुना थोडी अधिक महत्त्वाचीच ही परिचर्या असते, कारण गर्भारपण व प्रसूती या अवस्थांतच मृत्यू पावणाऱ्या स्त्रियांच्या एकूण संख्येपेक्षा अधिक स्त्रिया प्रसवोत्तर काळात मरण पावतात, असे आढळले आहे. अपसामान्य गर्भारपण व कष्टप्रसूती या दोन्हींमधून उद्‌भवणारे दुष्परिणाम प्रसवोत्तर काळात गंभीर परिणाम करतात.

प्रसवोत्तर परिचर्येचा मुख्य उद्देश बाळंतिणीस तिची गर्भावस्थेपूर्वीची प्रकृती पुन्हा प्राप्त होण्यास मदत करण्याचा असतो. निरोगी गर्भारपण व सुखप्रसूती यानंतरचा प्रसवोत्तर काळ सर्वसाधारणपणे व्यत्ययाशिवाय पार पडतो. काही स्त्रिया या काळात मनोविकारवश बनतात. जननक्रिया पूर्ण झाल्यानंतरची ती मानसिक प्रतिक्रिया असू शकते. स्थिर व्यक्तिमत्त्वाची स्त्री पूर्वावस्थेत जेवढी सहज येऊ शकते तेवढी अस्थिर व्यक्तिमत्त्वाची भावनाविवश स्त्री येत नाही. कारण तिच्या आयुष्यातील पहिले बाळंतपण ही एक महत्त्वाची घटना असते. प्रत्येक बाळंतिणीस या काळात विश्वासात घेऊन समजूतदारपणाने व ममतेने वागविण्याची गरज असते.

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प्रसवोत्तर शारीरिक बदल : प्रसवोत्तर परिचर्येची तत्त्वे समजण्याकरिता प्राकृतिक (सर्वसाधारण) प्रसवोत्तर काळात होणाऱ्या शारीरिक बदलांसंबंधी थोडीफार माहिती असणे आवश्यक आहे.

जननेंद्रियांच्या परागामी बदलांना ‘निवर्तन’ किंवा ‘प्रत्यावर्तन’ म्हणतात. गर्भाशयातील या बदलांना ‘गर्भाशय निवर्तन’ म्हणतात. या बदलांचा हेतू अवयवांची अवस्था गर्भारपणापूर्वीप्रमाणे करण्याचा असतो. प्रसूतीनंतर ताबडतोब गर्भाशयाचे आकारमान १५ सेंमी. लांब, १२ सेंमी. रुंद, ४·५ सेंमी. जाड वरच्या भागात व १ सेंमी. जाड खालच्या भागात असतो व त्याचे वजन १,००० ग्रॅ. असते. गर्भाशय निर्वतन पहिल्या आठवड्यात जलद होते व त्याचे वजन आठवड्याच्या शेवटी ५०० ग्रॅ. भरते. त्यानंतर आकारमान व वजन हळूहळू कमी होत जाऊन सहाव्या आठवड्याच्या शेवटास वजन ६० ग्रॅ. भरते. प्रसूतीनंतर लगेच गर्भाशयाची ग्रीवा (मानेसारखा भाग) मऊ, ठेचाळलेल्यासारखी व सुजलेली असते. केवळ दोनच दिवसांत ती पूर्ववत होते. पहिल्या दहा दिवसांपर्यंत ग्रीवानालात दोन बोटे शिरू शकतात; परंतु दुसऱ्या आठवड्यात शेवटी एकच बोट शिरू शकते. योनिमार्ग पूर्ववत होण्यास तीन आठवडे आणि श्रोणिस्नायूंचा (धडाच्या तळाशी हाडांनी अवेष्टित असलेल्या खोलगट भागातील स्नायूंचा) तान (प्राकृतिक जोम व ताण) पूर्ववत होण्यास सहा आठवडे लागतात. 

 

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 प्रसवोत्तर काळात योनिमार्गातून येणाऱ्या, रक्त व गर्भशय्या भागाच्या मृत ऊतकमिश्रित (पेशीसमूहमिश्रित) स्रावाला ‘सूतिस्राव’ म्हणतात. पहिले तीन-चार दिवस हा स्राव रक्त व क्लथित (साखळलेल्या) रक्ताच्या गोळ्यांचा बनलेला असून लाल रंगाचा असतो. याला ‘लाल सूतिस्राव’ म्हणतात. दुसऱ्या आठवड्यात या स्रावाचा रंग करडा ते पिवळा होतो व त्यात प्रामुख्याने द्रवीभवन झालेले रक्त आणि श्वेतकोशिका (पांढऱ्या पेशी) असतात. याला ‘पीत सूतिस्राव’ म्हणतात. तिसऱ्या आठवड्यात स्राव पांढरा व गढूळ बनतो आणि त्यात श्वेतकोशिका व श्लेष्मा (बुळबुळीत पदार्थ) असतो. याला ‘श्वेत सूतिस्राव’ म्हणतात. सूतिस्राव क्षारधर्मी (अम्लाशी विक्रिया झाल्यास लवण तयार होण्याचा गुणधर्म असलेला) असून त्याला विशिष्ट गंध असतो. प्रसूतीनंतर पहिले दोन-तीन दिवस गर्भाशयाची पोकळी निर्जंतुक असते; परंतु त्यानंतर योनिमार्गातील सूक्ष्मजंतू वर प्रवेश करतात व ते सूतिस्रावाच्या सूक्ष्मदर्शकीय तपासणीत दिसतात.

 प्रसवोत्तर काळात पहिले दोन-तीन दिवस स्तनाग्रातून घट्ट पिवळसर स्राव येतो. त्याला ‘प्रथमस्तन्य’ म्हणतात. त्यानंतर दुग्धस्रवणास सुरुवात होते. या सुमारास स्तन भरून येतात, टणक बनतात व ताणलेल्या त्वचेखाली निळ्या नीला स्पष्ट दिसतात. हे रक्ताधिक्य बहुप्रसवेपेक्षा प्रथमप्रसवेत अधिक असते. बहुप्रसवेचे दुग्धस्रवण प्रथमप्रसवेपेक्षा लवकर सुरू होते. [⟶ दुग्धस्रवण व स्तनपान ].

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 परिचर्येचे उद्देश : प्रसवोत्तर परिचर्येचे तीन उद्देश असतात : (१) बाळंतिणीस तिची पूर्वीची निरोगी प्रकृती मिळवून देणे, (२) सूक्ष्मजंतू-संक्रमणास विरोध करून ⇨प्रसूति-पूतिज्वरासारख्या विकारांना प्रतिबंध करणे आणि (३) स्तनपानास योग्य परिस्थिती निर्माण करून अर्भक संगोपनाविषयी सूचना देणे. वरील उद्दिष्टांशिवाय आधुनिक काळात राष्ट्रीय गरज बनलेल्या ⇨ कुटुंबनियोजनाविषयी माहिती देणे याच वेळी हितावह ठरेल. संततिनियमनाच्या साधनांच्या माहितीशिवाय दोन मुलांमधील अंतर कमीतकमी तीन वषे असावे, हेही पटवून द्यावयास हवे.

काळजी व देखभाल : प्रसवोत्तर काळात पुढील गोष्टींकडे लक्ष पुरवावे लागते. 

(१) विश्रांती : पहिला दिवस बाळंतिणीने अंथरूणात पडून पूर्ण विश्रांती घ्यावी. दुसऱ्या दिवसापासून दैनंदिन विधी करावयास हरकत नसावी. बाळंतीण जेवढी लवकर चलनक्षम होईल तेवढा नीला अंतर्कीलनाचा (रक्ताची गुठळी किंवा इतर काही बाह्य पदार्थ नीलेमध्ये अडकून तेथील रक्तप्रवाह बंद पडण्याचा) धोका कमी होतो. सूतिकागृहातून सुखप्रसूती झालेल्या स्त्रियांना २–५ दिवसांत घरी पाठवतात. बाळंतिणीला रात्रीची झोप उत्तम हवी. जरूर तेव्हा एखादे शामक औषध द्यावे. दुपारच्या जेवणानंतर दोन तास पूर्ण विश्रांती घ्यावी.

(२) आहार : पहिल्या दिवशी आहारात हलके अन्न असावे. दुसऱ्या दिवसापासून पूर्ण भोजन करावे. त्यात जरूर ती जीवनसत्त्वे, खनिजे वगैरे पदार्थ तर असावेतच, पण शिवाय दुग्धस्रवणाकरिता ७०० कॅलरी अधिक ऊर्जा मिळेल असा आहार असावा. [⟶ पोषण].

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(३) औषध-योजना : सूतिस्राव प्रमाणापेक्षा जास्त असल्यासच हल्ली अरगटासारखे औषध (मेथरजिन गोळ्यांच्या स्वरूपात) देतात. पूर्वी प्रत्येक बाळंतिणीस हे औषध देत; परंतु सुखप्रसूतीनंतर त्याचा काहीही उपयोग होत नसल्याचे आढळले आहे. प्रसवोत्तर काळात विरेचकांचा योग्य वापर करून मलविसर्जन नियमित होण्याकडे लक्ष द्यावे. मिल्क ऑफ मॅग्नेशिया ४–६ चहाचे चमचे (१६ ते २४ मिलि.) भरून घेतल्यास उपयुक्त असते. रक्तक्षयावर इलाजाकरिता किंवा प्रतिबंधात्मक उपचार म्हणून तोंडाने २०० मिग्रॅ. फेरस सल्फेट (गोळ्या, पाक वगैरे स्वरूपात) दररोज द्यावे. रक्तदाब तपासून वाढलेला आढळल्यास योग्य इलाज सुरू करावेत.

(४) सर्वसाधारण देखभाल : यामध्ये सूक्ष्मजंतु-संक्रमणाविरुद्ध प्रतिबंधात्मक उपाय, तसेच ते उद्‌भवल्यास लवकर ओळखण्याचे मार्ग यांचा तसेच पुढील गोष्टींचा समावेश होतो : (अ) नाडी, श्वसनक्रिया व तापमान यांची दिवसातून दोनदा नोंद करणे. (आ) गर्भाशय निवर्तनाची रोज मापे घेऊन नोंद करणे. (इ) सूतिस्राव प्रकाराची नोंद ठेवणे. (ई) स्तनांची काळजी घेण्यास शिकविणे [⟶ स्तन]. (उ) विटपाच्या (स्त्रीच्या बाह्य जननेंद्रियांच्या अवतीभोवती असलेल्या भागाच्या) स्वच्छतेविषयी, विशेषेकरून योनिमार्ग व गुदद्वार यांसंबंधी काळजी घेणे. (ऊ) बाळंतिणीने बसून मुलास पाजावे. दिवसातून थोडा वेळ पालथे पडावे. योग्य तो व्यायाम करावा. (ए) सहा आठवडेपर्यंत संभोग करू नये.

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 शारीरिक तपासणी : प्रसवोत्तर काळात बाळंतिणीची दोन वेळा संपूर्ण शारीरिक तपासणी करणे इष्ट असते. पहिली तपासणी सूतिकागृहातून घरी जाण्यापूर्वी व दुसरी सहा आठवड्यांनंतर करावी. बाळंतीण जर लवकर घरी जाणार असेल (दुसऱ्या किंवा तिसऱ्या दिवशी), तर योनिमार्गाची (आत बोटे घालून) तपासणी करू नये. मात्र सर्व विटप भाग तपासून पहावा. दोन्ही तपासण्यांच्या वेळी नवजात अर्भकाचीही संपूर्ण तपासणी करावी व योग्य त्या सूचना, विशेषेकरून स्तनपानासंबंधी सूचना, कराव्यात.

 उपद्रव : प्रसवोत्तर काळात काळजी घेतली न गेल्यास पुढील संभाव्य उपद्रवांची शक्यता असते : (१) प्रसवोत्तर पूतिता [⟶ प्रसूति-पूतिज्वर]. (२) प्रसवोत्तर दुय्यम रक्तस्राव (वारेचा किंवा गर्भकोशाचा तुकडा आत राहून गेल्यामुळे व इतर कारणांनी गर्भाशयातून होणारा रक्तस्राव). (३) आंशिक निवर्तन (नेहमीप्रमाणे गर्भाशयाचा आकार कमी न होता काहीसा मोठा राहणे), (४) श्रोणिगुहेतील अंतस्त्याचे स्खलन (गर्भाशय किंवा मूत्राशय नेहमीच्या जागा सोडून खाली सरकणे), (५) पश्चनत गर्भाशय (गर्भाशयाचे नेहमीपेक्षा मागील बाजूकडे झुकणे), (६) स्तनांचे सूक्ष्मजंतु-संक्रामण व स्तनपानासंबंधी अडचणी, (७) चिरकारी पाठदुखी, (८) नवजात अर्भकातील विकृती व संभाव्य मृत्यू.  

संदर्भ : 1. Dawn, C. S. Textbook of Obstetrics, Calcutta, 1974.

     2. Masani, K. M.; Parikh, M. N. A Textbook of Obstetrics, Bombay, 1976.