Pregnancy And Baby Care Postpartum Depression Postpartum Endometritis

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...of worry for many women and health care professionals. A Caesarean section does not make endometritis postpartum any lesser.

Acute endometritis is characterized by the presence of neutrophil cells in the endometrium. Neutrophils are a type of white blood cell that is amoeba like and travels through the blood stream until it comes close to the area of infection, moves out of the blood vessel, and to the tissue where it is required to fight infection.

Conditions During Endometritis

Chronic endometritis is characterized by the presence of plasma cells. This is more serious because of its association with tuberculosis, PID, and granulomas. Postpartum endometritis symptoms include pain, discharge in the acute form of the disease, amenorrhea even if after the period of nursing, and sometimes fever. Postpartum endometritis treatment is conducted through the use of antibiotics and by dealing with the underlying cause if it is a result of another disease like Chlamydia. In women, Chlamydia is a silent killer because it can stay in the body for months and sometimes years in a state of inactivity but while is active will cause less visible symptoms. Because of the duration of the disease, endometritis is inevitable.

Causes for Endometritis

Endometritis is usually caused, in the postpartum scenario, because of a lack of proper care taken to avoid streptococcus and staphylococcus infections in the delivery area. It has to be remembered that these two bacteria are present on each and every inch of our skin and considering that delivery is the one time when the mother's insides are most exposed, care should be taken to keep everything sterile. With the increasing number of people opting for natural birth methods, including water births, the danger only multiplies. This is because disinfecting procedures as they are carried out before major surgery are usually not practiced in a home environment. The antibiotics that are used to treat the condition are gentamycin and clindamycin; both of which are administered immediately.