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Pressure injury

A pressure injury is tissue damage caused by sustained pressure that reduces blood flow and oxygen delivery to a vulnerable area.

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Positions that reduce pressure and fatigue

Positions that reduce pressure and fatigue

Why pressure builds during labor and recovery Pressure is the force created when body weight rests on a surface for a sustained period. During labor and early postpartum recovery, this often concentrates over bony prominences such as the sacrum, coccyx, greater trochanters at the hips, heels, elbows, and shoulder blades. The perineum and vulvar tissues […]