What does pelvic floor screening check?

After giving birth, women need to undergo pelvic examinations. The main purpose is to understand the physical recovery of women after giving birth. If the pelvic floor muscles are relaxed, it will cause urinary incontinence and urinary incontinence, so a pelvic examination is necessary after giving birth. So, what does the pelvic examination check after giving birth?

First of all, common examination items include whether the size of the uterus is normal and whether there is uterine prolapse. If the uterus is located too far back, the side sleeping method should be adopted. In addition, you should also check the female secretions. Some women have persistent lochia after childbirth, and pink secretions with an odor will appear, indicating endometrial inflammation.

Secondly, we need to understand some organs of the body that are affected by the pelvic floor muscles, such as the urethra, bladder and other internal organs. Regardless of whether a woman chooses to give birth naturally or by caesarean section, her pelvic bones will suffer different damages. As a result, urinary incontinence and uterine prolapse may occur if the pelvic bone is damaged. Pelvic examination is mainly to check the condition of pelvic repair and contraction. After giving birth, many women experience loosening of the muscles around their buttocks due to excessive expansion.

Secondly, after giving birth, you should pay attention to the way of postpartum pelvic repair. You can do some targeted postures under the guidance of a specialist or professional yoga coach, which is conducive to exercising the pelvic floor muscles. However, you must pay attention to rest after giving birth and avoid excessive fatigue, so as not to affect the repair of the uterus.

Frequently Asked Questions:

The pelvis refers to the area where the fetus must pass when it is delivered from the mother. Apart from the soft birth canal composed of the uterus, cervix, vagina and private parts, the pelvis is the most important component of the birth canal. The speed and completeness of a pregnant woman's delivery are closely related to whether there are any abnormalities in the size and shape of the pelvis. A narrow or deformed pelvis can cause dystocia. Pregnant women and those with a history of dystocia should have their pelvis measured and examined during their first pregnancy checkup.

Whether the fetus can pass through the pelvis and be delivered smoothly depends not only on the size of the pelvis, but also on the size of the fetus. Even if the pelvis is normal in shape, if the diameter is small, the pregnant woman may have a difficult delivery even if the fetus is normal. However, when the pelvic shape is abnormal and the diameters are large enough, the delivery may not be difficult. If the pelvic size is normal, but the fetus is too large and the fetus is out of proportion to the pelvis, dystocia may occur. If the fetus is small, the mother can still give birth successfully even if the pelvis is smaller. The pelvis varies in size, and the fetus also varies in size. Even for first-time mothers, the size of the fetus is different in each pregnancy.