A Guide for Expecting Parents

DANGER SIGNALS OF POSTPARTUM

Call the office if you have any of the following:

• Excessive, prolonged bleeding or clotting such as repeatedly soaking through one (or more) sanitary pad per hour
• Frequency of urination
• Burning with urination
• Severe lower abdominal or pelvic pain
• Severe episiotomy pain, swelling, or separation
• Hard, warm, tender, or reddened area on the breast
• Sore or cracked nipples
• Chills
• Fever over 100 degrees Fahrenheit
• Pain, red streaks, or warm areas on the calf of your leg