Key points of postoperative care after cesarean section

I believe that everyone must be familiar with cesarean section. We have found that more and more pregnant women are choosing cesarean section to give birth. The biggest advantage of cesarean section is that it can reduce pain. However, we should also know that cesarean section may bring many troubles to the body and even some sequelae, so everyone should pay attention to it. Below we will introduce to you the key points of cesarean section care.

Whether it is a natural birth or a caesarean section, pain is unavoidable. The only difference is that the pain of natural birth occurs during the delivery process, while the pain of caesarean section starts after delivery. So, what issues should be paid attention to in postpartum care after cesarean section? Use less analgesics. Generally, the wound begins to hurt severely a few hours after the cesarean section. In order to get a good rest and recover as quickly as possible, you can ask your doctor to give you some painkillers on the day of surgery or on the night of surgery. After this, be more patient with the pain and it is best not to use painkillers to avoid affecting the recovery of intestinal motility.

Generally speaking, the pain from the wound will disappear on its own after 3 days. The patient should be turned over more often after surgery. Anesthetic drugs can inhibit intestinal peristalsis and cause varying degrees of intestinal flatulence, thus causing abdominal distension. Therefore, it is advisable to do more turning movements after delivery to promote the early recovery of the paralyzed intestinal muscle peristalsis function and expel the gas in the intestine as soon as possible. It is advisable to lie in a semi-recumbent position in bed. The body of a mother who has undergone a cesarean section recovers slowly, and she cannot get up and move around 24 hours after delivery like those who have given birth naturally through vaginal delivery. Therefore, those who have undergone cesarean section are prone to difficulty in expelling lochia. However, if they adopt a semi-recumbent position and turn over more often, it will help the lochia to be discharged, avoiding the lochia from accumulating in the uterine cavity and causing infection that affects the repositioning of the uterus. It will also help the healing of the uterine incision. Pay attention to urination after delivery. As soon as you feel the urge to urinate, you should try to urinate on your own to reduce the risk of urinary tract bacterial infection caused by keeping the catheter in place for too long. Keep the vulva and abdominal incision clean within 2 weeks after the operation, avoid getting the abdominal incision wet, and use sponge baths to clean the whole body. You can shower after that, but you must not take a tub bath until the lochia is completely discharged; rinse the vulva 1-2 times a day, and be careful not to let dirty water enter the vagina; if the wound becomes red, swollen, hot, or painful, do not squeeze or apply it at will, and you should seek medical attention in time to avoid prolonged infection of the wound. Try to get out of bed and move around as early as possible. As long as your physical strength allows, you should get out of bed and move around as early as possible after giving birth. It can not only increase intestinal peristalsis and promote uterine repositioning, but also avoid intestinal adhesion and thrombophlebitis.

It takes about 24 hours after a cesarean section for gastrointestinal function to recover. After the gastrointestinal function recovers, give liquid food for one day, such as egg soup and rice soup. Avoid eating gas-inducing foods such as milk, soy milk, and large amounts of sucrose. After the intestinal gas is cleared, switch to semi-liquid food for 1-2 days, such as porridge, noodle soup, wontons, etc., and then switch to a normal diet. Sexual intercourse is absolutely prohibited during the postpartum period. 100 days after a caesarean section, if there is no more vaginal bleeding and the doctor checks that the wound is healing well, you can resume sexual life. However, strict contraceptive measures must be taken to avoid pregnancy. Otherwise, the scarred uterus is prone to perforation or even rupture during curettage. Pay attention to doing fitness exercises. About 10 days after the cesarean section, if your body has recovered well, you can start doing fitness exercises, once in the morning and once in the evening, and each time you do it, gradually extend from 2-3 minutes to 10 minutes.

In the above article, we introduced a common method of delivery, which is cesarean section. We know that although cesarean section can reduce pain, it is prone to some sequelae. Therefore, we recommend that mothers who undergo cesarean section should master some of the nursing points introduced above.