Postpartum infections
HUMAN DISEASE
Childbed fever; Puerperal sepsis; Puerperal infection; Postpartum fever; Puerperal fever; Puerperal pelvic infection; Postpartum uterine infection; Metritis with pelvic cellulitis; Postpartum metritis; Postpartum infection; Post partum infection; Post partum infections; Maternal sepsis; Childbirth fever; Puerperal infections; Maternal infection; Puerperal (childbed) fever; Postpartum endometritis; Postpartum endomyometritis; Postpartum infection of the uterus; Postcesarean endomyometritis; Puerperal septicaemia
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 , chills, lower abdominal pain, and possibly bad-smelling vaginal discharge.