What are the precautions and care after cesarean section

Many women choose cesarean section when they cannot give birth naturally. Cesarean section can also be said to be a surgical procedure, but women also need to pay special attention to precautions and care after cesarean section. Generally speaking, you must rest in this situation and don't move around.

1. Use less analgesics. Generally, the wound begins to hurt severely a few hours after a 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.

2. Generally speaking, the pain of 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.

3. Pay attention to urination after delivery. As soon as you feel the urge to urinate after surgery, 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.