Gynaecology & Obstetrics General obstetrics ef37e01b Puerperium is the period A 6wks following delivery B 3wks following delivery C 2wks following delivery D 1wk following delivery High-Yield Explanation Purperium begins as soon as the placenta is expelled and lasts for approximately 6wks when the uterus becomes regressed almost to the nonpregnant size.