Postpartum infections

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title: Postpartum infections
text: Postpartum infections, also known as childbed fever and puerperal fever, are any bacterial infections of the female reproductive tract following childbirth or miscarriage. Signs and symptoms usually include a fever greater than 38.0 °C (100.4 °F), chills, lower abdominal pain, and possibly bad-smelling vaginal discharge. It usually occurs after the first 24 hours and within the first ten days following delivery. The most common infection is that of the uterus and surrounding tissues known as pue
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description: Human disease
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postpartum_infections
date created: 2004-10-31T15:22:17Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T03:58:14Z
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