These conditions are pretty scary—and fairly rare—complications of childbirth, but you should never ignore these postpartum symptoms.
Most of us have heard of preeclampsia, the treatable condition marked by high blood pressure and high urine protein that occurs midway through pregnancy. A lesser known variant is“With HELLP, your body goes through a specific, acute, severe life-threatening change. And that usually happens before you deliver. Rarely, it can also happen after,” says Boroditsky.. Women may experience seizures up to a week after delivery, or a stroke triggered by high blood pressure.
“It is rare, really rare. But it can happen in anyone, from anything, even in a routine, normal vaginal delivery,” Boroditsky says. Women who experience more interventions during delivery, from pelvic exams to the insertion of forceps, vacuum, a Foley catheter or“Anything that you put into the body can be an impetus for infection,” Boroditsky says. Because the signs of GAS mirror other common, treatable infections , it’s hard to detect it in time to beat it.