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Card 13Teach the woman how to massage her own uterus and tell if it is not well contracted.• Teach the woman how to massage her own uterus and how to tell that it is firm.• Ask her to call if her uterus becomes soft.QUESTIONSN.B. Even if you teach the woman how to massage her own uterus, you still need to regularlycheck the woman’s uterus to make sure it is firm and not soft.1) Why should you teach the woman how to massage her own uterus?KEY MESSAGES• You should teach the woman how to massage her own uterus for two reasons:– The woman will always be with her uterus, so if she knows how to massage her own uterus and how to tell if it is soft, youknow that she will call you immediately if there is a problem.– You may sometimes be busy or have to look in on another woman and may not be able to check the woman’s uterus as oftenas you need to.