Which of these best defines puerperium:
Puerperium begins as soon as the placenta is expelled and lasts for approximately 6 weeks when the uterus and all other pelvic organs regress back almost to the non-pregnant size and function
A period of 6 weeks following expulsion of placenta
A period after 6 weeks of delivery upto 12 weeks
A period of 24 hrs after delivery
The entire peripaum period upto 6 weeks following childbih
Puerperium