title: The 6-week postnatal visit: are we doing it right?
abstract: The 6-week postnatal visit has been practised for a long time as a follow-up visit after childbirth. Although the idea behind it is still as sound as it was half a century ago, its timing and contents need to change in line with recent research findings.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Birmingham.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharif
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors