How to care for the wound after a vaginal delivery tear?

Many women experience vaginal tears during normal childbirth. This may be related to the fact that the fetus is too large. There is no need to panic if there is a tear. For the lacerated wound after a normal delivery, you may want to decide whether to undergo surgical suture based on the doctor's advice, and then take care of and look after the wound during the confinement period so that it can heal as quickly as possible.

1. How long does it take to fully heal?

The healing time of a wound caused by a normal delivery is related to the degree and size of the tear as well as the mother's own physical condition, and generally takes about 1 week to more than 1 month.

2. How to care for wounds

1. Keep the wound clean and dry

Use clean water or disinfectant to clean the vulva once or twice a day. After cleaning, use clean paper to absorb all the water. Unclean and humid environment can easily cause infection and affect the recovery of tear wounds caused by normal delivery.

Especially after going to the toilet, you must remember to clean the perineum with water and then wipe off the water with toilet paper.

2. Change sanitary products frequently

Choose safe and appropriate sanitary products, such as sanitary napkins, diapers, etc., and be sure to change them frequently. If lochia remains on sanitary napkins for too long, it will easily breed bacteria and cause infection of the tearing wound during natural delivery. It is best to change them every 3 hours.

3. Precautions when there is a wound

1. Do not strain during bowel movements

Straining during bowel movements can easily cause the tearing wound from natural childbirth to rupture and affect recovery. If necessary, you can choose a suppository to help with bowel movements.

2. Lie flat or on the side without wound

When sleeping or lying down, try to lie on the side without wounds to avoid lochia flowing into the tear wound caused by natural delivery and causing infection, which will affect the recovery of the tear wound.

3. Sit with your center on the side without the wound

When sitting, placing the center of gravity on the side without the wound can reduce the pressure on the wound caused by normal delivery and prevent it from splitting.

4. Avoid excessive exercise and heavy labor

Exercises that are too large in amplitude or amount of exercise, such as excessive thigh abduction, running, etc., and heavy labor, such as lifting heavy objects, mopping the floor, etc., may cause damage to the pelvic tissue and the rupture of the laceration wound caused by natural childbirth, thus affecting recovery.