What is the cause of bleeding after 42 days of postpartum examination?

Generally speaking, postpartum bleeding in women will last for about six weeks at most, and after six weeks, it will slowly stop. It is 42 days after a woman gives birth, which is exactly six weeks. If the bleeding has not stopped completely at this time, there is no need to panic too much. If it has been more than six weeks and the bleeding continues, then you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment. The so-called bleeding 42 days after delivery usually means that the lochia has not yet stopped. Let's take a look at what postpartum hemorrhage is all about.

Because miscarriage can easily cause varying degrees of damage and infection to the endometrium, the chance of endometritis increases. The incidence of placenta previa, placenta adhesion, placenta implantation, and placenta retention will increase accordingly during subsequent pregnancies. The chance of postpartum hemorrhage also increases greatly. The more miscarriages you have, the greater the chance. Therefore, female friends should try to avoid unplanned pregnancies to ensure the health of the mother and fetus in the future.

If the expectant mother is too nervous during childbirth, it will lead to poor uterine contraction and cause heavy postpartum hemorrhage. Under normal circumstances, when the placenta is separated from the decidua layer of the uterus, the blood sinuses on the separation surface open and can bleed, but after the placenta is completely separated and discharged from the uterus, the uterine contraction and bleeding rapidly decrease. If the expectant mother is too nervous and the uterus does not contract well, the blood vessels will not close and heavy bleeding may occur.

Due to excessive expansion of the uterus, the uterine muscle fibers are over-stretched and cannot shrink well after delivery; giving birth to too many children too frequently causes degeneration of the uterine muscle fibers, an increase in connective tissue, a decrease in muscle fibers leading to weak contraction, etc., which is also one of the causes of postpartum hemorrhage.

Some knowledge about postpartum hemorrhage is introduced here. It should be noted that postpartum hemorrhage can be completely prevented. For example, before delivery, the body should be checked for various diseases that may affect delivery, especially focusing on vaginitis, anemia or hypertension. If the delivery process is relatively long and there is premature rupture of membranes, antibiotics should be considered for infection prevention.