What is vaginal bleeding in newborns?

Some newborns have vaginal bleeding, which makes many parents particularly confused and believe that this situation will cause harm to the child's reproductive system. So in order to find out what is going on, many parents want to fully understand what is going on with vaginal bleeding in newborns. So as a parent, if you want to understand what is going on, you can continue to read the following introduction.

It is generally believed that this physiological neonatal vaginal bleeding is caused by the estrogen in the mother's body entering the baby's body through the placenta when the baby is in the mother's womb. After the baby is born, the estrogen level in the body drops rapidly, and the baby's uterine mucosa loses the effect of estrogen, so it falls off and bleeds, forming "false menstruation."

Vaginal bleeding in newborn girls is usually a normal phenomenon and parents generally do not need to worry. However, if the amount of bleeding is heavy or lasts for a long time, parents must take the baby to the hospital in time to rule out the possibility of disease.

For false menstruation in newborn girls, the mother does not need to do any special treatment for physiological vaginal bleeding. She just needs to change the baby's diaper in time and clean up the secretions.

In addition to vaginal bleeding, some newborn girls sometimes have white, yellow or transparent secretions on the vulva. The reason for this secretion in the vagina of baby girls is the same as vaginal bleeding, which is also because the sudden decrease in estrogen causes changes in the endometrium. Parents who are caring for their baby can gently wipe her with a cotton swab dipped in clean water.

A baby girl's vaginal discharge should be odorless. If you find that your baby's vaginal discharge has an odor, it may be that her vulva or vagina is inflamed. Parents should take the baby to see a doctor in time.

What is the cause of vaginal bleeding in newborns? The above is a detailed introduction for many parents. Therefore, for many parents, after fully understanding the above introduction, in order to effectively treat and improve this situation, they must choose a large hospital, conduct a comprehensive examination, find out the cause, and through specific treatment, let the child recover as soon as possible.