Maternity fever is an infectious disease of the parturient with periodic intake of microbes into the blood from the primary focus of infection - the uterus and severe intoxication (t. postpartum sepsis); possible the formation of purulent foci in various organs.

Causes of maternity fever Maternity fever develops against a background of some chronic infectious disease. The main pathogens of maternity fever are streptococcus, staphylococcus, meningococcus, blue-purulent bacterium and colibacillus.

Rodile fever starts in a day or two after the birth - when the infected woman, weakened by the female organism, develops, recruits and proceeds to active activities, according to the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net The main symptoms of maternity fever are the same as other acute infectious diseases: severe pain, especially in the lower abdomen, malaise, chills, general redness, high fever, blood-purulent discharge.

Treatment You need to see a doctor. At the initial stages the disease is easily amenable to drug treatment.

Preventive maintenance of a maternity fever Prevention is the most important part in relation to maternity fever; it lies in the proper antiseptic care of the mother and mother. The purity of hands and tools is of the greatest importance;

the most reliable 5-minute wash with warm water, soap and a brush, then immersion in 90 ° alcohol and, finally, washing with a solution of mercury; tools are digested, best of all, in 1% soda solution. The midwife, who came in touch with a sick woman, should not soon take on the management of childbirth or care for a healthy mother; rapid disinfection is available only to a doctor who nevertheless can also recommend daily abstinence after treatment of suspicious cases.

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