C Section Signs Of Infection

However many women do contract the infection a week after reaching home.

C section signs of infection. Pain abnormal bleeding discharge swelling fever malaise. Signs of external infection one of the most common sites of infection following a c section is the incision. Because the skin is host to a variety of bacteria infection can set in.

Signs of an infected c section incision include. The incision area may also ooze pus. Your incision is red swollen or leaking discharge you have a fever you have heavy bleeding you have worsening pain.

Fortunately only 1 or 2 of every 20 cesareans develops an infection. Although incision infections from a c section can be fairly. This is a post cesarean irritation of the uterine lining that can cause.

These symptoms may occur with fever like symptoms such as. An infection here is not a hang nail inconvenience. Generally c section infection occurs due to entry of notorious bacteria from the surgical site.

Contact your health care provider if. A prospective cohort study. Redness around the incision abnormal swelling around the incision fluid leaking from the wound.

Pain or redness at the site if you cannot look at it ask someone else from your family to look at it daily. Sweating temperature over 100 4 f 38 c headache chills loss of appetite dehydration fatigue muscle aches difficulty concentrating. Doctors will primarily examine the area from the outside without removing any tapes or sutures.