Giving Birth

KNOW WHEN TO CALL AFTER

Contact your provider at Cornerstone if you or your newborn are experiencing any of these symptoms:

MOTHER

  • Bleeding that soaks a maternity pad in an hour or less

  • Fever of 101°F or more

  • Severe pain in abdomen or pelvis

  • Deep sadness or depression or thoughts of harming yourself or your baby

  • Worsening pain, redness, swelling or discharge at the site of your stitches

  • Foul-smelling vaginal discharge

  • Pain or redness in the breast with flu-like symptoms (headache, body aches, fever)

  • Frequent urge to pee and/or burning with urination

  • Constipation or hemorrhoids that are not helped by over-the-counter remedies

Contact your pediatrician if your newborn is experiencing any of these symptoms:

NEWBORN

  • Sucks poorly or feeds slowly

  • Doesn’t blink in bright light

  • Rarely moves arms and legs; seems floppy

  • Difficult to wake

  • Skin or eyes appear yellow (jaundice)

  • Has a fever of 100°F or higher under 3 months old

  • Has any breathing difficulties

  • Fewer than 6 diapers a day

  • Has any drainage or odor from the umbilical cord area

  • Excessive crying or shrieking as if in pain

If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911 or seek immediate care from the nearest hospital emergency room – including these conditions:

  • Shortness of breath and chest pain

  • Heavy vaginal bleeding that soaks through a large pad in 10 minutes

  • Fainting or extreme dizziness

  • Sexual assault

  • Severe motor vehicle accident

  • Breathing problems if you have asthma