Post-natal Pain: Which is normal and which can be alarming

Most women who have not undergone pregnancy or those who are first-time mothers thought that the pain and labor of pregnancy ends after the birth of the child. However, this is not always the case. Post-natal pain can be normal as part of childbirth but there are also some cases which a woman should be alarmed.

It is normal to feel pain after the delivery because of the tear made to ease the delivery of the child. This is however repaired immediately after delivery. The procedure may bruise the vaginal and vulval areas resulting into soreness that can make walking or body movements uncomfortable. the wound nonetheless heals within three to four days after childbirth.

Despite the pain being normal, there are also some reasons why a woman may feel pain after childbirth. Hematoma (blood-clot) formation within the vaginal wall is another significant source of perineal or vaginal pain occurring shortly after delivery. Another is pelvic hematoma.

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