Is puerperal fever a fever
Release time : 04/25/2025 09:30:01
Maternity, which is well-known to everyone.
The postpartum period is crucial for mothers, yet not all mothers pay much attention to it. This may be because they lack knowledge about what a postpartum period entails, which can lead to symptoms that cannot be addressed quickly. It's important for every mother to understand what a postpartum period is.
Peripartum fever is something that should be well-known to everyone. Now, let me explain this to you.
Is fever during the puerperium an illness? After giving birth, the mother's organs need to recover. However, except for the mammary gland, which does not need to return to its former state, all other organs need to revert to their pre-pregnancy condition. This period is generally considered to be six weeks.
During this period, it is referred to as the puerperium.
During this period, the mother-to-be is quite weak. Therefore, we must closely monitor her health to prevent infections with other diseases.
Let me introduce you to something: is it fever? Related matters.
1. Some new mothers are very clear about the things that happened before giving birth, but they are not clear about some matters related to postpartum care.
Consequently, one may neglect their physical condition and lack adequate protection for their own body, often leading to the occurrence of postpartum fever.
Puerperal fever is also called "confinement disease" in the common saying.
2. Generally speaking, postpartum fever refers to infectious diseases of the reproductive organs.
For some women during the puerperium who are infected with these diseases, that is, infectious diseases of the genitals, some inflammation is collectively called puerperal fever or puerperal infection.
Some pregnant women accidentally contract this disease during the puerperium, which I usually think is a fever, but experts point out that this puerperial fever is not a fever.
Then some people will say, how did puerperal fever happen? The reason for this is generally due to lack of hygiene after childbirth, which leads to inflammation of the endometrium.
Sometimes it's because the water breaks during labor, and it takes too long.
Or it was due to some internal examination reasons that led to the infection.
Women of normal reproductive age, or pregnant women, will have a large number of bacteria in their vagina or cervix, and these bacteria will not cause infection.
After production, due to the decline of resistance, the membranes rupture prematurely when having sex with each other, bath, etc. before production, which will cause some bacteria in the vagina to enter the uterus through the ruptured membranes, causing inflammation of the endometrium.
During production, some ordinary internal inspections sometimes cause some bacteria to be brought into the uterus due to lax disinfection.
These conditions are all the causes of puerperal fever.
The manifestations of postpartum fever are often misunderstood by some people, so they often mistake it for a fever.
So, when it exhibits some symptoms, we don't know that it's postpartum fever.
And these manifestations, which we often overlook, can sometimes lead us to miss an opportunity.
Sometimes it can make the disease more serious, which can cause certain harm to the mother.
Now let's see what its presentation form is like.
1. Some manifestations are mainly some inflammation in the patient's perineum, vagina and cervical wounds.
Some of them have some infections on the perineum tears or incisions, some redness and swelling in the local area, and some purulent secretions. Moreover, in this case, you cannot sit down and you will feel tenderness locally. The wound after removal of sutures will open and some necrotic tissue will cover it. This is an infection in the mild case.
2. In severe cases, a large number of bacteria spread to the outside, which can cause pelvic connective tissue inflammation, acute fallopian tube inflammation, inflammation of the peritoneum, and thrombotic vein inflammation, especially sepsis, and more prone to sepsis.
These are more serious and need our attention.
Upon delivery, many postpartum women experience fever within 48 hours of childbirth, accompanied by lower abdominal pain. Additionally, there is a phenomenon of cloudy lochia, and even an unpleasant odor, along with a significant amount of lochia.
In cases of simple uterine myomalitis, the lochia is usually free from odor, and its amount is small. The uterus is enlarged and soft, with tenderness to palpation.
When some of these lesions extend to the tissues adjacent to the uterus, patients may experience fever and pain in the abdomen may worsen. The uterine side or both sides may become thickened and tender to palpation, indicating the development of peritonitis or sepsis, which can present with chills, high fever, tachycardia, abdominal distension, and sharp, rebounding pain as well as abdominal muscle tension.
If the bacterium's virulence is strong, but the body's resistance is low, then an infectious shock will occur. More severe cases may lead to death.
How to prevent puerperal fever? For puerperal fever, if pregnant women do not want to leave the root cause of the disease because of it, they should pay more attention and actively prevent it so that it cannot be started. In this way, they will not pose a threat to health and will not make us overly afraid.
So when we talk about preventing this problem, how should we implement it?
1. It is best to do a good job in inspections before production, and then to strengthen health care during pregnancy. If infectious diseases are discovered early, treatment must be done as soon as possible, and nutrition must be supplemented in a timely manner to prevent and treat anemia.
If symptoms of poisoning and other complications of pregnancy are discovered early.
We must take measures to prevent and treat vaginal bleeding and fungal vaginal inflammation.
2. When giving birth, pregnant women should try their best to eat and drink water, and take a quick rest to avoid excessive fatigue, which will reduce the body's resistance.
If the premature rupture of membranes takes too long, or the production process is too long, or if the remaining membranes in the placenta require curettage.
Antibiotics should be used at this time to prevent infection.
There is also prohibition of sexual intercourse and bath in the last month of pregnancy.
3. After production, you must pay attention to the hygiene situation, and also keep the vulva clean. Try to get up as early as possible after production, so that lochia can be discharged as soon as possible.
Moreover, at the same time, after production is completed, it is necessary to strengthen the intake of nutrients to enhance one's disease resistance, which is very important for preventing puerperal fever.
Upon completion of the production, as soon as possible to get up and move around, also do the postnatal health exercise, so as to enhance their own physical strength.
Moreover, it is imperative that midwives undergo rigorous training to ensure proper aseptic procedures during childbirth. Only through such precautions can we prevent the transmission of pathogens into the mother's body.
Moreover, when experiencing fever postpartum, it is imperative not to misuse antipyretic medications. Instead, a proper diagnosis should be made following a consultation with a physician before initiating treatment based on the cause of the fever.
Postpartum period: The psychological changes for the pregnant woman. After childbirth, the mother is usually very weak and her psychological state is quite fragile at this time. She needs great care from family members and affectionate attention from her partner.
Failure to promptly recognize changes in a woman's psychological state can lead to irreversible consequences. Such outcomes are not what we desire to see. Therefore, it is crucial to pay attention to the psychological shifts of pregnant women and offer them more care and support.
1. Postpartum women, due to changes in their bodies and pains experienced after childbirth, can easily become anxious. Thus, they are very vulnerable during this period. The psychological state of these women at the time of childbirth can significantly impact their physical recovery and breastfeeding.
Generally speaking, the psychological state of a woman in the postpartum period is at its most vulnerable and unstable. This is due to the psychological changes and resilience experienced during pregnancy, as well as the physical and emotional strain faced during childbirth, along with environmental factors such as the caregiving responsibilities for the infant, personal and family financial circumstances, and societal pressures.
2. In the postpartum period, most women experience feelings of contentment. However, there are also introverted and conservative, as well as obstinate, women who exhibit a higher degree of dependency, passivity, depression, and lack of confidence.
Among them, some of the postpartum women may further develop into what we call postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms, which are commonly known as postpartum depression syndrome.
The primary manifestation of this symptom is characterized by crying, melancholy, and restlessness, primarily affecting the mental health.
The etiology of this condition is not entirely clear; it is primarily associated with social psychological changes and factors related to marital relationships. Additionally, personal traits and qualities play a crucial role.
Thus, psychological attention and care in society, especially the support and care from husbands and families, are of utmost importance.
During the postpartum period, besides fever, other diseases can occur. This is something everyone needs to be aware of.
These diseases are also quite common and often overlooked by the majority.
Therefore, knowing these diseases will also have a great effect on everyone's future life.
So what are these common conditions? Also, how we should treat it is also what everyone says we need to understand.
1. Some women after childbirth have weak bodies and are prone to catching cold. Sometimes when taking care of their babies, they will accidentally catch a cold, and they are prone to catching a cold at this time.
A cold can cause infection in the upper respiratory tract.
You will experience nasal congestion, runny nose, and coughing again.
In more serious cases, pneumonia will occur. For such diseases, it is best to go to the hospital for examination.
2. In some summers, it is easy to get heatstroke and fever during the puerperium period. Because in summer, the weather is relatively hot and the indoor temperature is a bit high. If the window is not opened for ventilation, the mother's face will turn red and the whole body will develop some small rashes, and some winners will develop severe coma.
This type of treatment includes immediately opening windows for indoor ventilation, spraying cold water on the ground and taking some cooling measures, or using a wet towel or alcohol to wipe and take a bath. If the person is mild, the body temperature will drop quickly and will soon feel comfortable. For those with severe symptoms or those who have developed coma, they should be treated while being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.
3. Another disease is mastitis. This disease is very painful for women, because breastfeeding is needed after childbirth, and breast pain occurs at this time.
If breast pain occurs at this time, it will make the mother's mood very irritable, while breast pain may sometimes lead to hard masses.
Fever may still be present, and treatment should be actively pursued in such cases.
If inflammation occurs, it is necessary to reduce inflammation to allow the lump to disappear as much as possible.
If it really doesn't work, you need to ask your doctor for medication.
The above are some of the conditions that occur during the puerperium that I have prepared for you, and they can also be popularized for everyone.
I don't know if it will help everyone, but I still need everyone to understand it.
Only in this way can some problems be better solved when they come to pass.
* The medical part covered in this article is for reading and reference only.
In the event of discomfort, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. The diagnosis and treatment should be based on an in-person consultation with a medical professional.