Is it good for pregnant women to take a bath every day?

Is it good for pregnant women to take a bath every day? Many women usually pay more attention to their hygiene care. When they reach the pregnancy stage, many women still have this good habit and like to take a bath every day. But for pregnant women, it is really good for them to take a bath every day. Regarding this issue that everyone is concerned about, I will give a detailed introduction below. I hope that friends who want to know more will come and have a look.

1. After a woman becomes pregnant, with the changes in her endocrine system, her metabolism increases, and her sweat glands and sebaceous glands secrete more vigorously, she needs to take a bath more often than ordinary people to keep her skin clean and prevent skin infections and urinary tract infections. However, if you do not pay attention to the method when bathing, it may affect the health of you and your baby.

2. When pregnant women take a bath, they should first pay attention to the water temperature, which should not be too high. Modern medical research has found that excessively high temperature can cause a certain degree of damage to the fetus's central nervous system. It has been measured that when the body temperature of a pregnant woman is 1.5 degrees higher than normal, the brain cells of the fetus may stop developing; if it rises by 3 degrees, the brain cells may be killed, and the brain cell damage caused by this is mostly irreversible and permanent damage, resulting in intellectual disabilities in the fetus. In severe cases, small eyeballs, cleft lip, external ear deformities, etc. may occur, and it may also cause epileptic seizures. What is more noteworthy is that the higher the water temperature and the longer the duration, the more serious the damage will be. Therefore, the temperature of the bath water for pregnant women should be adjusted to below 39 degrees. They should avoid going to the bathhouse to take a warm water pool or tub bath as much as possible to prevent the abdomen from being immersed in water.

3. Secondly, pregnant women should also pay attention to the way they bathe. It is recommended to shower while standing and avoid taking a bath while sitting in a basin. This is because women's endocrine system undergoes many changes after pregnancy, which reduces the acidic secretions in the vagina that can kill bacteria and reduces the natural defense ability. If you take a sitting bath, the bacteria and viruses in the dirty water may enter the vagina and uterus, causing vaginitis, salpingitis, or urinary tract infection, causing pregnant women to have chills, high fever, abdominal pain, etc., and increases the chance of taking medicine, which is more likely to cause malformations and premature births.

4. Bathing time should not be too long, especially in winter. In the bathroom or bathtub, the air is reduced, the temperature and humidity are high, and the oxygen supply is insufficient. In addition, taking a hot bath will cause the blood vessels on the surface of the whole body to expand, which will lead to insufficient blood supply to the head of pregnant women, dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue, etc. At the same time, it will cause fetal hypoxia and fetal heart rate acceleration, which may also affect the development of the fetal nervous system. Therefore, it is advisable for pregnant women to take a hot water bath for no more than 20 minutes.

The above content is an introduction to "Is it good for women to take a bath every day during pregnancy?" I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the knowledge that women should take a bath every day during pregnancy. For the majority of pregnant women, taking a bath is necessary during pregnancy, but whether it is necessary to take a bath every day also needs to be combined with specific circumstances. Only by paying more attention to all aspects can you better maintain your health during pregnancy.