* The non-involuted post-partum uterus hangs over the brim of the pelvis. The uterine wall is thickened, oedematous and in the early postpartum period the uterus contains a small amount of old blood. | * The non-involuted post-partum uterus hangs over the brim of the pelvis. The uterine wall is thickened, oedematous and in the early postpartum period the uterus contains a small amount of old blood. |