Patient's question:
About a week ago, I just had a daughter and stayed in the hospital for 4 days before coming home. Today is the fifth day since coming home, and my wife has been feeling very tired, with a headache, nausea, dry heaving, accompanied by a fever of over 38 degrees Celsius, and some frequent urination. She hasn't eaten anything dirty, and she hasn't had a fever. After a thorough examination at the hospital, the doctor said she had postpartum infection.What kind of assistance is needed: What are the sources of bacteria that cause postpartum infection?
Doctor's answer:
1. External transmission: Infection caused by contact with patients after exposure to industrial-polluted clothing, utensils, various surgical instruments, and items.2. Self-transmission: Infection resulting from blood-sucking pathogens in the reproductive tract of pregnant women. This can not only lead to postpartum infection but also indirectly transmit to the fetus through the placenta, fetal membranes, or amniotic fluid, causing miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, fetal development disorders, or premature rupture of membranes. Self-transmission is a significant factor in causing postpartum infection, especially when only vaginitis or cervicitis occurs during pregnancy but leads to postpartum infection afterward.