Surgical tools must be sterilized during labour to protect the mother from infection with some diseases, such as puerperal sepsis. Smoking is harmful to reproductive health because it causes the death of embryos and...
Puerperal fever (sepsis) is a potentially serious infection that can develop during the postpartum period, particularly after childbirth. It may result from infection of the uterus, cesarean-section wound, urinary tract, breasts, or other sites....