Postpartum refers to the time after the baby is born.
- During this period, women have vaginal blood loss. This vaginal blood loss is known to be associated with some metallic smell, and the odor might continue to last for a period of one and a half to two months.
- Also, women after delivery have intense night sweats for about 2 weeks, and they gradually decline after that and may last up to 6 weeks.
Both of these pile up to create a postpartum odor in women, and this is completely normal, and all women who give birth will face this condition.