Why does vaginal itching occur during normal childbirth?

Mothers should not let their guard down after giving birth naturally, because their physical condition can easily change during the postpartum recovery period, and symptoms of illness may appear. For example, many women experience vaginal itching after giving birth naturally. The itching is very uncomfortable, which greatly affects the mother's life and hinders the recovery of the wound. Let's take a look at what causes vaginal itching after giving birth naturally.

If symptoms of vaginal itching occur after a normal delivery, it is very likely that the mother has postpartum vaginitis. Because postpartum vaginitis is an inflammation caused by vaginal infection after giving birth, it is more common in normal vaginal delivery. Postpartum women suffering from vaginitis often experience uncomfortable symptoms such as vulvar itching and burning pain, which poses a great threat to their health. Therefore, mothers should actively prevent and promptly treat postpartum vaginitis.

There are two types of postpartum vaginitis. One type of vaginitis is caused by prolonged postpartum bleeding. The blood stimulation causes congestion, redness and swelling. It is a non-bacterial inflammation and is not caused by any specific pathogenic bacteria. This inflammation can subside on its own. Without the stimulation of bleeding and the lochia is clean, the condition will gradually improve.

However, a common occurrence is prolonged postpartum bleeding, decreased resistance, and bacterial invasion. Because there is a good bacterial culture medium in it, it is also very important to clean yourself and shower after delivery. Moreover, this type of postpartum vaginitis does not require treatment most of the time, because the blood stimulation will slowly subside on its own. However, if there is a foul odor or some abnormal vaginal discharge, we still recommend treatment in this case.

There is another type of vaginitis, which is vaginal dryness after cesarean section. Because the bleeding time is relatively long and the vagina has not expanded through the process of the fetal head, it sometimes feels very dry. It is generally recommended to use some medications after delivery to change this situation. Because we often see patients feel vaginal pain during follow-up examinations after cesarean section, which is related to the decrease in vaginal hormone levels and vaginal dryness, and is also a kind of inflammation. At this time, we use some drugs to protect the vaginal mucosa and allow it to rebuild the protection system.