Childbed fever
Childbed fever is an bacterial infection of the female reproductive tract, which occurs after a woman has given birth or after a miscarriage. It is also known as postpartum infection, or puerperal fever. In the developed world, it affects about one to two percent of all births. It can develop into a life-threatening sepsis. Cesarean section is one of the risk factors. For this reason, all women undergoing a Cesarean section receive antibiotics.
| Postpartum infections | |
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| Other names | Puerperal fever, childbed fever, maternal sepsis, maternal infection, puerperal infections |
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| Streptococcus pyogenes (red-stained spheres) is responsible for many cases of severe puerperal fever. | |
| Symptoms | Fever, lower abdominal pain, bad-smelling vaginal discharge[1] |
| Causes | Typically multiple types of bacteria[1] |
| Risk factors | Caesarean section, premature rupture of membranes, prolonged labour, malnutrition, diabetes[1][2] |
| Treatment | Antibiotics[1] |
| Frequency | 11.8 million[3] |
| Deaths | 17,900[4] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Williams Obstetrics (2014)McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 978-0-07-179893-8.
- ↑ WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections (2015)World Health Organization.. ISBN 978-92-4-154936-3.
- ↑ GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (2016)Lancet.. p. 1045-1602.
- ↑ GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence Collaborators. "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (2016)Lancet.. p. 1459-1544.