The Postpartum Period -- Your 'Fourth' Trimester Since many women leave the hospital in the first 24 hours after delivery, we can feel very much alone as we take stock of our own bodies and health in the weeks that follow childbirth. Typically, a doctor does not re-examine women until six weeks postpartum. Here are some things that no one told me prior to delivery, that I would like to have known.
Q:I have developed a sudden case of peeling skin on the fingers of both my hands. It is somewhat annoying and painful. What suggestions do you have to help alleviate this problem? What could be causing it?
