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childbed fever

/ˈtʃaɪld.bed ˈfiː.vər/

翻译: 产褥热,又称产褥感染,是分娩或流产后生殖道发生的严重细菌感染,在抗生素和消毒法出现前常导致产妇死亡。

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/ˈtʃaɪld.bed ˈfiː.vər/C1formalmedical
  • zh产褥热,又称产褥感染,是分娩或流产后生殖道发生的严重细菌感染,在抗生素和消毒法出现前常导致产妇死亡。

A historical term for puerperal fever, a serious bacterial infection of the female reproductive tract following childbirth or miscarriage, often fatal before the advent of antiseptics.

  1. Postpartum infectionC2formal

    A serious bacterial infection of the female reproductive tract following childbirth or miscarriage, often caused by poor hygiene during delivery.

    zh产褥感染

    • Before the discovery of antiseptics, childbed fever was a leading cause of maternal death.
    • Ignaz Semmelweis famously linked childbed fever to doctors not washing their hands.
    • The symptoms of childbed fever include high fever, abdominal pain, and foul-smelling discharge.