When to Get Help

Call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Department IMMEDIATELY if:

You have heavy vaginal bleeding. You have bright red bleeding from the vaginal area that completely soaks one or more maxi-pads in an hour and does not slow or stop with rest.
You have trouble breathing or chest pain.
Your baby has breathing problems. Your baby is having trouble breathing, is choking, cannot get his or her breath, or has stopped breathing.
Your baby has blue skin colour. Your baby's skin colour looks blue.

Call your doctor right away if:

You have a foul-smelling vaginal odour.
You have red,sore breasts. Your breasts are red, swollen, and painful. You may have a fever. You may feel as if you have the flu. You may continue to breasted your baby.
You have painful, swollen lower legs.
You have pain when you pass urine. You feel burning every time you pee. You find it hard to pee. You may have a fever.
You see changes in your cesarean section incision. You see redness or a discharge coming from the cut on your lower tummy. You may have a fever.
Your baby has body temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or greater.
Your baby is vomiting. Your baby does not want to eat or is throwing up.
Your baby's behavior changes. Your baby has very little energy and is not very active. S/he does not wake up on his / her own and is very sleepy when s/he is awake.
Your baby's umbilical cord has a bad or foul smell.

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