Pregnant women often harbor certain pathogenic bacteria, especially anaerobic streptococci, which often colonize the birth canal. Generally, you are healthy and have strong immunity, so you will not get sick. When the birth canal is damaged during childbirth, or there is excessive blood loss during childbirth, and postpartum Qi and blood are weak, bacteria will become active and cause various postpartum diseases.
When the baby passes through the vagina during delivery, the germs lurking in the vagina can travel retrograde along the cervix, causing infection of the uterus and appendages, and exposing the fetus\’ skin and eyes to germs. After the baby is born, when the placenta separates from the uterine wall and the capillaries of the uterine wall open, or the cervix, vagina, vulva, etc. are torn during delivery, germs can enter the bloodstream from the wound and cause vulvitis, endometritis, and adnexitis. wait.
Severe infections can cause high fever, coma, and even be life-threatening. If the bacteria enter the amniotic fluid, contaminate the amniotic fluid, and cause intrauterine infection, it will directly threaten the baby and sometimes lead to neonatal sepsis.