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Does inducing labor pain cause infection
I was induced at 39 weeks 3 days and had vaginal delivery. So inducing labour pain and having vaginal delivery cause infection?
And Why Antibiotics are given?
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Dr. Ankita Gahlot
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12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Being induced and having a vaginal delivery doesn't by itself cause infection. Antibiotics around delivery are usually a precaution, not a sign of infection. They're common after a long labour, early rupture of your waters, or a tear or episiotomy repair. The real infection risk after any delivery comes mainly from how long labour lasted and how many internal exams were done, not from induction itself.
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Watch for fever, foul-smelling discharge, or worsening pain at your stitch site over the next two weeks, and please see your obstetrician if any of these develop.
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Go in the same day for high fever, heavy bleeding, or a wound that turns red, swollen, or increasingly painful.
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