When to Seek Medical Care

If you have recently delivered a baby, call your doctor if any of the following symptoms occur:

• Bad-smelling discharge from your vagina



• Burning pain with urination



• Passing urine more frequently than usual



• Urge to pass urine frequently, but only going a small amount



• Vaginal bleeding, like spotting



• Severe pain in your perineum, pelvis, or lower abdomen



• High fever when you are not sick otherwise



• Passing gas or stool through the vagina



• Passing sutures or sponges



• Blistering or herpes outbreaks

If you have recently delivered a baby, go to the hospital if any of the following symptoms occur:

• High fever



• Nausea and vomiting



• Severe abdominal or pelvic pain



• Heavy vaginal bleeding (soaking through more than one pad every hour)