What should be checked during the 42-day postpartum checkup after cesarean section?

Nowadays, many women choose cesarean section. Cesarean section also has many benefits. It can avoid vaginal tearing caused by normal delivery and will not affect future sexual life. However, women should pay attention to body care after cesarean section and have a follow-up check 42 days after delivery. So what should be checked in the follow-up check 42 days after cesarean section?

Items to be reviewed 42 days after caesarean section:

The follow-up examination for mothers who have delivered by caesarean section 42 days after delivery includes basic examinations: weighing, blood pressure measurement, blood and urine routine tests, etc. Check the healing of the cesarean section incision, whether the lochia is discharged, whether there is placenta adhesion, the contraction of the uterus, the condition of the breasts, and the pelvic floor examination.

Pelvic floor examination: Damage to the pelvic floor muscles and nerves during childbirth will not only cause inconvenience in life, but more troublesomely cause vaginal relaxation and even serious conditions such as vaginal wall prolapse, bladder prolapse, and uterine prolapse.

Wound examination. Women who have a cesarean section always have to go through the operation. Especially for new mothers who have undergone cesarean section, the wound will cause abnormal compression to the digestive system and urogenital organs in the abdominal cavity, making reduction more difficult. Therefore, new mothers must check the recovery of the wound after surgery.

Abdominal B-ultrasound examination shows that the uterus grows from small to large and then shrinks. It is definitely not a simple process. The mother needs a long time to recover. Everything in the uterus cannot be based on feeling. B-ultrasound examination is also required to see whether the uterus has returned to its pre-pregnancy level, whether the uterus has prolapsed, and whether there is any placenta residue. B-ultrasound will show it clearly at a glance.

Gynecological examination: Gynecological examination, leucorrhea test, to understand the recovery of the reproductive system, whether there is gynecological inflammation, such as vaginitis, sometimes a pelvic ultrasound examination is also needed to understand the recovery of the reproductive system.