What is puerperal infection

Puerperal infection (puerperalinfection) means childbirth and postpartum reproductive tract pathogens by the invasion, caused local or systemic infection. Incidence rate of 6%. Puerperal disease rate (puerperalmorbidity) and puerperal infection different meaning, it refers to 24 hours after delivery within 10 days, I used table four times daily temperature measurement, 2 ≥ 38 ℃. Puerperal disease caused the rate of the main reasons to puerperal infection, but also including reproductive tract outside of acute mastitis, upper respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections. Venous thrombosis go far puerperal infection, obstetric hemorrhage, pregnancy with heart disease, eclampsia is still lead the four reasons for maternal mortality.