How to treat postpartum infection
Release time : 04/24/2025 09:30:02
For women who have given birth, puerperal infection is certainly not unfamiliar.
The period following childbirth, known as the postpartum period (PP), lasts approximately six weeks. During this time, the organs other than the breasts of the woman return to their pre-pregnancy state. However, it is during this period that infections are most likely to occur. This infection leads to systemic inflammation and is what we refer to as a puerperal infection.
Peripartum infection is a very frightening disease, and many people are quite anxious about it. Let's delve into peripartum infection with this article to understand it! How is peripartum infection treated? Many women suffer from peripartum infection after giving birth, and the most frightening type of peripartum infection is one of the four major causes of maternal deaths.
Therefore, many pregnant women are very careful during childbirth, afraid of contracting puerperal infections, but they still get infected in the end. So how should I treat you when you have a puerperal infection? 1. General treatment: When a pregnant woman suffers from a puerperal infection, the conservative treatment is to perform general treatment, which means strengthening nutrition for the pregnant woman and providing enough vitamins for the pregnant woman. For pregnant women with severe anemia or particularly weak constitution, blood transfusions can be used to help the mother strengthen her resistance.
When the mother is resting, it is best to adopt a semi-recumbent position, which is conducive to the drainage of lochia, etc.
2. Drug treatment When a puerperal infection develops, the doctor can choose to help the mother undergo drug treatment based on the degree of the mother's condition.
If the mother's body temperature still does not drop within 48-72 hours after taking the drug, continue to perform corresponding examinations to find the cause.
For patients with serious conditions, emergency medical treatment should be immediately implemented to prevent death.
What causes puerperal infection? Puerperal infection typically occurs within the first 24 hours to ten days after childbirth. When a woman becomes infected with puerperal infection, she may initially experience fever or abdominal pain, eventually leading to local or systemic inflammation, and in severe cases, it can even lead to death. So what exactly is this so serious disease caused by? 1. Self-infection: The mother's birth canal and other parts are already colonized with pathogens. When giving birth, it leads to puerperal infection.
Initially, it is only manifested as vaginitis or cervical diseases and is not taken seriously by the patient.
2. Foreign Infections: During childbirth surgery, if surgical instruments or clothing are contaminated, the mother may also become infected.
Or after childbirth is completed, the people you come into contact with are unclean, etc. are all inducements.
A prolonged labor period can also lead to puerperal infection. This is because when the duration of labor increases, repeated instances such as vaginal examinations may expose the body to pathogens, ultimately resulting in puerperal infection.
During childbirth, women may encounter numerous challenges and sudden situations. What are the symptoms of puerperal infection?
Following the delivery, complications or sequelae may also arise due to surgical intervention.
Perineal infection is one such condition. Compared to minor discomforts experienced by the parturient, if an individual contracts perineal infection, prompt treatment and observation are essential to prevent severe complications. So, what symptoms can we identify in perineal infection? 1. Acute vulvitis, vaginitis, or cervicitis. The primary cause of perineal infection is infection caused by factors such as surgery during childbirth.
Consequently, the patient may experience local burning pain or purulent discharge, leading to symptoms such as urinary pain and frequent urination.
Ultimately, acute vulvitis, vaginitis, and cervicitis were observed.
2. In the event of a postpartum infection, the uterus can also become infected, including endometritis and myomitis.
When bacteria infiltrate and invade the placenta, they then diffuse into the uterus, leading to endometritis.
Endometritis is often accompanied by uterine myomy, and patients may present with symptoms such as high fever, headaches, or tachycardia, as well as lochia.
3. Following the onset of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) or postpartum infection, it can lead to PID, causing patients to experience high fever and nausea.
Moreover, there is a distinct sensation of pain in the abdomen.
If the condition is not treated in time, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease will form, which will eventually lead to infertility.
4. If you suffer from sepsis, sepsis can easily form after the infected blood clot enters the blood circulation.
When sepsis is severe, it can endanger the patient's life.
How to prevent puerperal infections? We know that if you develop a puerperal infection, there will be many serious consequences.
During the period when the mother has just given birth to her child, her body is very weak, so she needs health even more.
So are there any ways to help us prevent puerperal infections? 1. Take contraceptive measures well. After childbirth, nursing mothers will normally start menstruation six months after breastfeeding, and non-nursing mothers will resume menstruation within 6-8 weeks.
Therefore, after childbirth, couples should take effective contraceptive measures if they plan to have sexual intercourse.
To avoid causing infection.
During pregnancy, sexual activity should be avoided for the first two months.
2. Do a good job in hygiene and cleaning. Mothers in the puerperium must pay attention to their personal hygiene during this period and should change underwear frequently. Although it is not recommended for pregnant women to take a bath during the confinement period, mothers can still choose to wash their vulva areas with warm water.
Avoid local scarring, or the breeding of bacteria on vulva and other areas.
3. Strengthen nutrition and exercise appropriately. After childbirth, the mother's constitution is still very weak, so after childbirth, she must strengthen nutrition and improve her immunity.
At the same time, under the conditions your body allows, carry out appropriate exercise to improve your resistance.
The pregnant woman did a good job in prevention in a timely manner, but in the end she developed puerperal infection due to other factors.
First of all, puerperal infections can cause pain to the mother, and secondly, they can always threaten the life of the mother.
Therefore, for families suffering from puerperal infections, the most concerned concern is how long it will take for puerperal infections to recover. There is no specific answer as to how long it will take for puerperal infections to recover. We all know that when treating a condition, the recovery time is determined by many aspects, such as the mother's physical condition, the severity of the mother's puerperal infection, whether the mother cooperates with treatment, etc.
For postpartum infection, the earlier detection and treatment of the condition can lead to better and quicker recovery.
We all know that the mortality rate of puerperal infections is very high. If treatment is not timely, the mild resistance of pregnant women may be deteriorated. In serious cases, sepsis may occur everywhere in the pregnant women, or even directly lead to maternal death.
Therefore, pregnant women should first have hygiene awareness and ensure their own cleanliness, especially the cleanliness of their vulva. During the third trimester of pregnancy, avoid sexual intercourse, etc.
The medical information provided in this document is for reference only.
If you feel unwell, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately, and the medical diagnosis and treatment will be subject to offline diagnosis.