Nursing measures for postpartum urinary retention

During the childbirth process, women's lower body will suffer some injuries most of the time, especially the vagina is prone to tearing and rupture. Some women also experience urinary retention after giving birth, which is mainly a problem with the urinary system. If urinary retention occurs, women will feel that their urination is out of their control. So what are the nursing measures for postpartum urinary retention?

Urinary retention is a disease that often occurs in women after childbirth. In fact, this disease is caused by the postpartum vulva trauma of women, and the fear, terror and worry that make them dare not urinate hard. So, if postpartum women suffer from urinary retention, they should not feel embarrassed or afraid, but should relax. Today I will introduce to you the care measures for postpartum urinary retention.

1. Women experience tremendous psychological and physical pain during childbirth, especially first-time mothers. Therefore, we must first help them eliminate all kinds of concerns and guide them step by step. Inform the patient that she should urinate consciously and automatically within 4-8 hours after delivery, regardless of whether she has the urge to urinate or not, to prevent urinary retention.

2. For women with a long labor process, they should urinate in time during the delivery process. If a woman cannot urinate on her own or has difficulty urinating, appropriate use of medication can help her urinate and avoid urinary retention.

3. Due to the long-term expansion of the abdominal wall during pregnancy, relaxation occurs after delivery, and abdominal pressure decreases, so women are usually unable to urinate after delivery. Therefore, nursing staff should encourage patients to exercise more and strengthen abdominal muscle training during pregnancy, which can at least reduce the possibility of this cause of illness to a certain extent.

4. Caregivers of pregnant women who experience urinary retention after delivery should advise patients to sit more and lie less, and they can also let patients listen to the sound of running water. Use conditioned reflex to remove urination inhibition, make the patient feel the urge to urinate, and promote urination.

5. Patients in the control group received bed urination training before delivery, and were trained at least three times a day to guide them to urinate naturally in bed.

The above are the nursing measures for postpartum urinary retention. Urinary retention is a common phenomenon in women after childbirth. If you can urinate naturally within a few hours after giving birth, then everything is normal. But if you haven't urinated within 6-8 hours or your urination is irregular, you may be suffering from urinary retention.