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    After Delivery: When to Call the Healthcare Provider

    Health problems may happen for you or your baby after delivery. Call a healthcare provider if you see any of these signs.  

    Watch your baby for these signs

    Call your baby’s healthcare provider if your baby has any of these:

    • A rectal or forehead temperature of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, or as advised by the provider

    • Fewer than 6 heavy, wet diapers a day

    • Skin or whites of the eyes that look yellow

    • Blue lips, tongue, or mouth

    • Skin that is pale, grayish, or bluish

    • Crying for a long time

    • Crying that seems caused by pain

    • Diarrhea

    • Refusing 2 feedings in a row

    • Is inactive or listless

    • Vomiting

    • Blood in the stool or vomit

    • A rash

    • Fluid coming from an ear

    • Trouble breathing

    • A seizure

    • Will not wake up

    • Redness, swelling, or fluid (pus) at the umbilical cord

    • A circumcision that isn't healing or that bleeds

    Trust your instincts. Newborns need a lot of care. Call your baby's healthcare provider if you are worried.

    Watch your own health for these signs

    Call your own healthcare provider if you have any of these:

    • Burning feeling or pain in your breasts

    • Red streaks or hard lumpy areas in your breasts

    • Problems with breastfeeding

    • A fever of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, or as advised by your healthcare provider

    • Extreme tiredness or body aches, as if you have the flu

    • Pain, fluid, or bleeding from a cesarean incision

    • Feelings of being very sad or anxious

    • Feeling that you don’t want to be with your baby

    • Belly (abdominal) pain that isn’t eased with medicine

    • Fluid from your vagina that has a bad smell

    • Vaginal bleeding that soaks more than 1 pad per hour

    • Seizures

    • Severe headache

    • Swelling in your face or limbs

    Online Medical Reviewer: Amy Finke RN BSN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Heather M Trevino BSN RNC
    Online Medical Reviewer: Liora C Adler MD
    Date Last Reviewed: 5/1/2022
    © 2000-2024 The StayWell Company, LLC. All rights reserved. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professional's instructions.
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    Southern New Mexico
    Surgery Center

    2301 Indian Wells Rd. Suite B
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    www.snmsc.org

    Phone: 575.437.0890
    Fax: 575.437.0905
    Email: info@snmsc.org

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