Abstract:Objective To analyze the correlation and influencing factors of vaginitis and vaginal microecological characteristics in women 6 to 8 weeks postpartum.Methods The clinical data of 127 women who visited the hospital from May 2019 to February 2021 for reexamination at 6 to 8 weeks postpartum were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into vaginitis group (n = 19) and non-vaginitis group (n = 108) according to whether there was vaginitis at 6 to 8 weeks postpartum. The vaginal microecological characteristics of the two groups were compared. The clinical data of the two groups were compared. The influence of different influencing factors in vaginal delivery on postpartum vaginitis was analyzed. Logistic multivariate regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of vaginitis in women 6 to 8 weeks postpartum.Results In the vaginitis group, the bacterial flora diversity - to +, vaginal cleanlinessⅢ and Ⅳ, gram-negative bacilli positive, pH value ≥ 4.6, bacterial flora density - to +, and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) positive cases accounted for a higher proportion than non-vaginitis group (P < 0.05). The frequency of sexual life before pregnancy ≥ 2 times/week, the proportion of vaginitis cases, age, and the number of induced abortions in the vaginitis group were higher than those in the non-vaginitis group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the duration of labor, whether there was vaginal wall laceration, vaginal wall hematoma incision and suture, whether there was forceps midwifery, and amniotic fluid characteristics in vaginal delivery patients with vaginitis and non-vaginitis patients during vaginal delivery (P > 0.05). Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that the frequency of pre-pregnancy sex ≥ 2 times/week [O^R = 4.272 (95% CI: 1.758, 10.382) ], history of vaginitis [O^R= 2.754 (95% CI: 1.133, 6.693) ], and the number of induced abortion [O^R= 3.089 (95% CI: 1.271, 7.508) ] were the influencing factors of vaginitis in women 6 to 8 weeks postpartum (P < 0.05).Conclusion Vaginal microecological imbalance is more common in women with vaginitis at 6 to 8 weeks postpartum. Women who have a higher frequency of pre-pregnancy sex, a history of vaginitis, and a higher number of induced abortions have a higher risk of vaginitis at 6 to 8 weeks postpartum.