After delivery, a woman should be aware of certain signs and symptoms that may indicate the presence of certain complications, such as blood loss through the vagina, foul-smelling discharge, fever and cold sweats and weakness, which may indicate a situation called placental.Retention.
Postpartum hemorrhage usually occurs shortly after the baby has left the uterus, when the placenta detaches from the uterus and uterus does not contract properly, resulting in significant blood loss; However, these heavy bleeding can also begin a few days or even 4 weeks later.The birth of the baby due to the presence of placenta remains motionless in the uterus after normal delivery.Know the warning signs for the postpartum period.
Signs and symptoms that may indicate complications after the baby is born include:
With the onset of any of these symptoms, the woman must quickly go to the hospital, to be evaluated and treated appropriately.
In the vast majority of cases, this bleeding occurs within 24 hours of delivery, but this can also occur even 12 weeks after the baby is born due to factors such as retention of placental remains after normal delivery, uterine infection or blood clotting problems.such as purple, hemophilia or Von Willebrand disease, although these causes are rarer.
Rupture of the uterus is also one of the causes of increased postpartum blood loss and this can occur in women who had a C-section before a normal delivery induced by the use of medications such as oxytocin.common complication during childbirth or at the beginning of postpartum days.
Placenta remains can attach to the uterus even after a C-section and sometimes a very small amount, such as 8 mm of placenta, is sufficient for major bleeding and a uterine infection.Learn how to identify symptoms of a uterine infection.
Treatment of bleeding caused by the remains of the placenta should be guided by the obstetrician and can be performed with drugs that induce uterine contraction such as misoprostol and oxytocin, but your doctor may need to perform a specific massage at the bottom of your uterus.and sometimes it may be necessary to undergo a blood transfusion.
To remove traces of the placenta, your doctor may also perform ultrasound-guided uterine liking to clean the uterus, completely removing all tissue from the placenta, as well as recommending antibiotics.See what uterine degree is and how it’s done.