Topic summary
Puerperal fever

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Postpartum infections.
Diagnosis
Puerperal fever (from the Latin puer, male child (boy)), is no longer favored as a diagnostic category. Instead, contemporary terminology specifies:
Topic summary

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Postpartum infections.
Puerperal fever (from the Latin puer, male child (boy)), is no longer favored as a diagnostic category. Instead, contemporary terminology specifies: