After the birth:



Childbed fever (Endometritis puerperalis)

In the past, this infectious disease in the childbed was the main cause of the high mortality in childbirth. If the placenta of the womb inside takes itself off, then a great sore plane arises. The os uteri still is opened gapingly after the birth within the days and there exists a direct connection between the womb and the sheath. Also at good hygienic conditions shoots can so lightly climb into the womb. You find a good culture medium because of the birth injuries. The bacteria are usually transported out about the lochia. If the afterpainses and the lochia are, however, weak, it can come to the infection.

The illness speaks by increased temperature or fever, pressure pains in the lower abdomen, malodorous lochia and possible bleedings. An aggravation manifests itself by muscular defense in the complete hypogastrium, nausea and vomiting as well as shock symptoms, like hyperkinesia, strong pulse and breath acceleration and blood pressure drop.

Gets to the often very painful inflammation of the womb in two different ways meets. The involution of the womb is against the bacteria be ordered to antibiotics, here gin mead supports. The infection is usually cured without consequences. The frequency of the childbed fever has been lowered by the antibiotics therapy and the better hygienic conditions considerably compared with earlier times.


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