What should be paid attention to in cesarean section incision care

Due to various reasons, many expectant mothers need to choose cesarean section to give birth. At this time, there will definitely be a cesarean section incision, so you must pay attention to keeping the wound clean and dry to avoid redness, swelling or infection.

1. Keep the wound clean and dry

Pay attention to the care of cesarean section wounds. First of all, you must keep the wound clean and dry to avoid infection caused by redness and swelling of the wound. Do not get the wound wet within 2 weeks after surgery. Once the wound shows local redness, swelling, heat, cracking, or purulent secretions, or has a fever, you must go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible.

Use minimal movement to prevent the stitches from breaking.

2. Get as much rest as possible

After returning home, the mother should rest as much as possible and get up regularly to exercise lightly, but avoid overexertion and avoid holding the baby or lifting heavy objects to avoid squeezing the wound and causing local redness and swelling. In addition, you should keep warm, eat a healthy diet, and avoid stomachaches and colds, because coughing, nausea, and vomiting can cause stitches to break.

Dietary care: Increase protein and high-calorie diet within one week after delivery; eat more foods high in fiber to prevent constipation, which can cause increased negative pressure and tear sutures.

3. Prevent scarring

We have introduced before that the wound will have a red scar in about one and a half years, and basically become a white soft scar after one and a half years. However, some pregnant women with skin scars will easily develop obvious scars. For this reason, we recommend that the family of the parturient gently massage the wound with their fingers for 3-5 minutes every day after one week, which can effectively reduce the formation of scars.