What to do about postpartum infection
Release time : 04/24/2025 09:30:02
After giving birth to a baby, a woman enters the puerperium period, which is the confinement period.
Confinement is very important for women because women have low immunity after giving birth.
If you do not take good care of yourself during confinement, you will have a puerperial infection, which will have a great impact on both the mother and the baby. Therefore, the puerperium is an important period for women to recover their bodies, and must be attached great importance to it.
What to do with puerperal infections? Puerperal infection is a common postpartum disease. Many mothers cause a series of inflammation due to pathogen infection in the reproductive tract after giving birth, which brings great trouble to mothers.
So, what about puerperal infections? Once a puerperal infection occurs, how do we respond? Puerperal infection is an inflammation caused by infection of hand pathogens in the reproductive tract of women during childbirth and during the puerperium, with an incidence of 1%-7.2%.
Once a mother suffers from puerperal inflammation, she must treat her in time, pay attention to adequate rest, and cannot breastfeed her during the illness.
There will be more infection during the puerperium. During rest, adopt a semi-recumbent position and move frequently, which can facilitate the drainage of lochia, limit inflammatory exudate to the lowest part of the pelvis, and reduce the spread of inflammation.
Diet for puerperal infections is very important. Pay attention to nutritious diet, intravenous infusion, and cooling.
People with severe infections during the puerperium will develop anemia, so blood transfusions and breastfeeding must be stopped.
If the incision is infected, the stitches should be removed and changed in time to avoid aggravation of the infection, and some may even develop uterine infections. At this time, uterine resection should be considered.
What to do with puerperal infections? Puerperal infections have a great impact on both the mother and the baby. The mother's health is seriously damaged, and the baby cannot breastfeed. Therefore, we must take preventive work in advance to reduce the occurrence of puerperal infections and ensure the health of mother and child.
What's wrong with puerperal infection? Many new mothers don't know much about puerperal infections. Postpartum fever, abdominal pain, abnormal lochia, etc. can generally be judged as puerperal infection.
Puerperal infections can be divided into different types of infections based on the location.
Uterine incision infections generally occur 3-5 days after surgery. The incision will appear local redness, swelling, pain, and turbid exudation. In severe cases, symptoms such as tissue necrosis, incision dehiscence, and elevated body temperature will occur.
2. Acute vulvitis. Women's perineum is damaged during childbirth, vulvovaginitis before pregnancy, etc. can induce acute vulvitis. The symptoms include local fever, swelling, dysuria, frequent urination, urgency and other symptoms. If the infection lasts for a long time, it will lead to large areas of tissue necrosis and shedding, forming urethrovaginal flaccidity.
3. Acute endometritis. Acute endometritis is the most common symptom of puerperial infection.
Generally, symptoms such as geothermal heat, lower abdominal pain, increased lochia and severe odors begin to appear 3-4 days after delivery. If not treated in time, symptoms such as high fever, headache, and vomiting will occur. If the situation is serious, it will lead to sepsis, which will endanger life.
Therefore, puerperal infections cannot be ignored, and prevention and maintenance must be done to avoid unnecessary consequences.
The symptoms of puerperal infection are a joy for mothers to give birth to their baby, but many mothers suffer from puerperal infection. Once a puerperal infection occurs, it is very painful for a woman to spend confinement. We need to understand some of the symptoms of puerperal infection to provide symptomatic treatment to relieve the mother's pain.
The symptoms of puerperial infection are generally divided into three major symptoms: fever, pain, abnormal lochia, and vulva wound infection.
1. Fever and abdominal pain: Infections during the postpartum period are often caused by bacteria, leading to inflammation that spreads rapidly. If this inflammation extends into the uterine parametrium, it can form an abscess, resulting in fever, abdominal pain, and other adverse reactions such as high fever, vomiting, and abdominal distension.
2. Excessive lochia: Infections during the postpartum period generally occur in the uterus and can be accompanied by symptoms such as lower abdominal pain and an increase in lochia, which may also have a foul odor.
3. Vulvar wound infection: Infection at the laceration or incision site of the perineum, manifesting as perineal pain and difficulty sitting upright.
Local wound redness, hard swelling, purulent discharge flowing out, pressure pain obvious, even wound split.
In addition to the above three symptoms, there may also be life-threatening conditions. Although these are less likely to occur, they cannot be ruled out.
Severe symptoms are primarily due to the bacteria having already invaded the bloodstream, leading to sepsis, and resulting in purulent infections of the lungs and kidneys, ultimately leading to septicemia.
In severe cases, even systemic poisoning may occur. In such instances, immediate treatment is essential; failure to seek medical help could lead to life-threatening consequences.
How to Care for Infections During the Postpartum Period? Most new mothers suffer from postpartum infections due to lack of experience in caring. Therefore, it is crucial for mothers to gain a thorough understanding of the knowledge related to postpartum infections before childbirth.
How to care for postpartum infection? What nursing measures should be taken? The following are some nursing knowledge that mothers should not know.
1. Cultivate good personal hygiene practices, wash the vulva frequently to keep it clean.
2. Most women experience vaginitis and cervicitis during pregnancy, and it is important to promptly and actively manage these conditions to minimize the risk of infection during the postpartum period.
3. Postpartum infection can cause certain psychological stress for women. It is important to prepare psychological care in advance and maintain a relaxed and calm attitude, avoiding restlessness and anxiety, as this can have negative impacts on both oneself and the baby.
4. Ensure sufficient sleep, as the body needs to rest heavily after childbirth and must rest in bed more often.
5. Ensure adequate nutrition, consuming more protein and high-vitamin foods.
6. Ensure proper care of the perineal area, as postpartum lochia is abundant and foul-smelling. Regularly change sanitary pads, clean the perineal area with water, and ensure it remains clean and comfortable.
7. Pay attention to the condition of lochia, and if it continues to increase in amount and is not clean, promptly report to the doctor for examination.
8. Infections during the puerperal period may cause symptoms of high fever and abdominal pain. Care for the symptoms must be taken.
How to prevent puerperal infections? Women's bodies are damaged during childbirth, and their immunity drops sharply. Once they are properly cared for during the puerperium, they can easily develop infections.
How to prevent puerperal infections? To prevent puerperal infections, we should start from daily diet maintenance.
Ensure adequate rest and sleep. After giving birth, a woman consumes a lot of body consumption and must rest in bed. At this time, don't think about taking care of the child. Put your body first. Leave the child to your family to take care of, and concentrate on resting to accelerate your recovery.
To ensure adequate moisture, some people think that it is inappropriate to drink more water during confinement. This is a wrong concept. Lack of water in the body is not conducive to urination, which is actually detoxification.
If you urinate less, the virus cannot be excreted, which can cause infection. Therefore, you should drink at least 2000 ml of water every day.
Keep it clean. During the puerperium, there is more lochia and the peculiar smell is strong. Change the sanitary pad frequently, rinse the perineum with warm water, and be careful not to use a basin bath to reduce the incidence of infection.
Protect the wound from infection. Don't rush to take a shower after childbirth, because the wound just after childbirth takes time to recover, and usually shower after 7-10 days. Shower too early will lead to wound infection.
Increase nutrition. Mother bleeds too much during childbirth. The body needs it. Strengthening nutrition is necessary, but it should be moderate to help the body recover and reduce the incidence of puerperial infections.
Sexual life is prohibited, and sexual life is prohibited within 42 days after delivery. After 42 days of re-examination, if the body recovers, appropriate sex can be performed.
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In the event of discomfort, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately for a definitive diagnosis and treatment by a licensed physician in person.