How to prevent vaginal bleeding after childbirth

Postpartum vaginal bleeding usually occurs within twenty-four hours after delivery. If twenty-four hours have passed without bleeding, the possibility of bleeding again is low. Postpartum vaginal bleeding should be taken seriously. If the bleeding is severe, it may lead to shock, or cause slow recovery of the uterus after delivery. Various problems such as infection and anemia are prone to occur. The following are methods to prevent postpartum vaginal bleeding.

Strengthen prenatal examinations and actively prepare for the prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage for women with a history of postpartum hemorrhage, delayed labor, dystocia, as well as those with anemia, prenatal hemorrhage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, large fetus, twins or polyhydramnios. Actively correct anemia, treat underlying diseases, fully recognize the high-risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage, and high-risk pregnant women should be referred to a hospital with blood transfusion and rescue conditions before delivery.

Identify high-risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage during labor and intervene in time. Avoid prolonged labor and pay attention to the mother's eating and resting. Pregnant women with long labor should ensure adequate energy intake, empty the bladder in time, and use sedatives, infusions and catheterization appropriately when necessary. During the second stage of labor, pay attention to controlling the speed of fetal head delivery to avoid birth canal lacerations and bleeding.

During surgical delivery, be careful not to use rough techniques to avoid damaging the soft birth canal. Pregnant women who have prolonged labor, premature labor, or a rapid transition from the active phase to the second stage of labor should be alert to postpartum hemorrhage. Go to the delivery room early to prepare for delivery, use uterotonics at the right time, massage the uterus appropriately, and accurately measure the amount of blood loss.

After the above introduction, I believe everyone has learned about the prevention of postpartum vaginal bleeding. Postpartum vaginal bleeding is not a trivial matter. You should actively go to the hospital for testing, because it is very likely that there is a tear in the birth canal, and the suture is not done in time after delivery, or the birth canal infection is caused by lax disinfection during delivery. If it is not treated in time, the infection will worsen and it can easily lead to many gynecological inflammatory diseases.