A woman is examined routinely after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery. On which day postpartum does the fundus normally cease to be palpable above the symphysis pubis, becoming a purely pelvic organ?
- A Day 7
- B Day 14 ✓
- C Day 10
- D End of 6th week
Correct answer: B. Day 14
Explanation
The involuting uterus descends about 1 cm per day and by the end of the second week (day 14) it becomes a pelvic organ, no longer palpable abdominally. By 6 weeks it attains its nonpregnant size of about 60 g, so option D describes complete involution rather than disappearance from the abdomen. Option C (day 10) reflects the time when lochia ceases in many women, not fundal descent. A fundus still palpable abdominally after 2 weeks suggests subinvolution.
Reference: DC Dutta's Textbook of Obstetrics, 10th ed.
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