What is Childbed fever?
[[File:Streptococcus_pyogenes.jpg|thumb|Streptococcus pylogenes, one of the bacteria causing childbed fever]] '''Childbed fever''' is an [[bacteria]]l [[infection]] of the female reproductive tract, which occurs after a woman has given birth or after a [[miscarriage]]. It is also known as '''postpartum infection''', or '''puerperal fever'''. In the developed world, it affects about one to two percent of all births. It can develop into a life-threatening [[sepsis]]. [[Cesarean section]] is one of the risk factors. For this reason, all women undergoing a Cesarean section receive [[antibiotics]]. {{stub}} [[Category:Obstetrics and gynecology]]