Postnatal ultrasound examination

A postpartum ultrasound examination is performed after childbirth with the aim of assessing whether there are no parts of the placenta or fetal membrane left in the uterus after childbirth.

This ultrasound examination is indicated if a lot of light bleeding occurs from the vagina within 6 weeks after childbirth.

Even after a normal delivery, the vaginal discharge is bloody in the first three days after delivery, which later turns brownish, and is usually clear and light in color on the tenth day.