Serious Postpartum Complications Women Can Face

Perineal Discomfort

Women who deliver their child vaginally will often deal with pain in the perineum area, where these delicate tissues can be stretched or torn during delivery. This often results in the tissue feeling swollen, bruised, or sore. As the body heals after childbirth, this sensitive area should heal after a few weeks. Common treatments to comfort the area include sitz baths, cold packs, or warm water applied to the area to reduce redness and possible infection. Women are also advised to wipe front to back to reduce the risk of infection, and if necessary, can use a donut-shaped pillow to sit on to ease any tenderness they may feel.