In women, premature delivery, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM),4 obesity, Cesarean section and endocrine disturbances can either delay or suppress lactogenesis II and affect the successful establishment of lactation (18).
third spacing is a shift of fluid into the interstitial spaces--where there is little fluid normally perfusing. this patient differs from the pt with generalized edema because the third spacing is just that... all the fluid has shifted from the other compartments and although they look all puffy and full of fluid, they are actually hypovolemic.
2005. 13.3 The Nature of Liquids Particle Spacing Intermolecular attractions reduce the amount of space between particles in a liquid. Particle Motion Particles in a liquid have enough kinetic energy to flow The tendency for particles move and their attraction for one another account for the physical properties of liquids The Nature of Liquids Viscosity Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a liquid to flow.