When should we consider inducing labor? What kind of environment is best for confinement?

There are many things to consider after pregnancy. If the due date is exceeded, do you need to induce labor? When should you consider inducing labor?

When will induction be needed?

Even if you have planned everything, things may not go as you expected, such as childbirth. You may start having labor pains two weeks in advance, or your belly may still not move two weeks after the due date. At this time, the expectant mother should consider inducing labor.

The little one is very free in the belly. When he wants to come out, he doesn't care whether it is the due date or not. He will send signals to his mother capriciously. When he doesn't want to come out, he will stay in the belly motionless after the due date, completely ignoring the anxiety of the expectant mother.

Or maybe they have nothing to do and play with the umbilical cord, wrapping it around their necks. If it wraps too much, the expectant mother will have to undergo a caesarean section. In short, many unstable factors can affect the delivery of expectant mothers. In particular, expectant mothers should be prepared to induce labor in the following situations.

Post-term pregnancy

Post-term pregnancy refers to a pregnancy that reaches or exceeds 42 weeks, which is called post-term pregnancy and has a great impact on the expectant mother and the fetus.

The placenta, like other organs, has a certain life span. Its function is to provide nutrients and oxygen to the fetus during pregnancy until the fetus matures. Beyond this period, its function will gradually decline and age, and the oxygen and nutrients supplied to the fetus will also decrease, resulting in the fetus being unable to grow. In addition, the amniotic fluid will gradually decrease, and in severe cases, the baby will suffer from lack of oxygen and suffocation. Therefore, expectant mothers who are overdue for pregnancy should consider inducing labor.

Long water breaking time

Water rupture refers to the phenomenon of the amniotic membrane rupturing and the amniotic fluid flowing out. It is continuous and cannot be controlled by the expectant mother.

Prolonged water breaking can lead to uterine infection or fetal hypoxia. Under normal circumstances, delivery should be given within 24 hours after water breaking. If there is no contraction within 24 hours, an oxytocin injection is needed. If there is no contraction within 3 days, preparations for a caesarean section should be made.

Diseases during pregnancy

If a pregnant mother suffers from preeclampsia, she should be induced to give birth as soon as the fetus matures, because pregnant mothers cannot take medications during pregnancy, otherwise it will affect the health of the fetus. Only after delivery can the pregnant mother's disease be treated and improved.

Pregnant women's requirements

Some expectant mothers want to give birth to their children earlier due to various discomforts during pregnancy or other reasons. They can also consider inducing labor after the fetus is full-term.

What kind of environment is better for confinement?

1. It is not advisable to live in an open, damp room. Since the mother's physique and resistance are relatively low, the room needs to be warm and comfortable.

2. Choose a room with good sunlight and good orientation. In this way, you can avoid overheating in the summer and get maximum sunlight in the winter to keep the room warm.

3. The lighting in the room should be moderate. It is best to have multiple curtains and other coverings to adjust the lighting at any time.

4. The room should be well ventilated and should not be close to rooms with a lot of oil smoke, such as the kitchen.

How to clean and disinfect your house during confinement

The mother and baby spend almost the entire day in the room during the confinement period, so keeping clean is an important way to prevent disease and maintain health. Therefore, the indoor environment must be cleaned very cleanly two or three days before the mother returns home.

The specific steps are:

1. It is best to use 3% soda water (200-300 ml/m3) to wet wipe or spray the floor, furniture and walls below 2 meters at home, and ventilate thoroughly for 2 hours.

2. Bedding and furniture also need to be disinfected. Direct sunlight for 5 hours can achieve the purpose of disinfection.

3. Keep the bathroom clean and hygienic. Clean the dirt in the toilet bowl at any time and expel the odor to avoid polluting the indoor air.

4. The husband and family members should not smoke or inhale in the living room.

Dietary taboos during confinement

1. Avoid eating cold and spicy foods. Postpartum women are often weak and have blood stasis, so they should avoid eating raw, cold and cold foods. Raw and cold foods often hurt the stomach, and cold foods can cause blood coagulation and lochia retention, which can cause abdominal pain, body pain and many other diseases after childbirth. Postpartum women lose blood and damage body fluids, and often have yin deficiency and internal heat, so spicy and hot foods such as onions, ginger, garlic, and peppers should be avoided. Eating spicy foods can not only easily cause constipation, hemorrhoids, etc., but may also affect the baby's gastrointestinal function through breast milk.

Second, postpartum diet should not be too nutritious. Just like animal reproduction, humans have already prepared for future childbirth during pregnancy. Excessive nourishment can easily lead to obesity in mothers, which in turn causes a variety of diseases. Obesity in mothers can also increase the fat content in breast milk, which can eventually lead to obesity or diarrhea in babies.

3. Vegetables and fruits are indispensable. The traditional concept is that vegetables and fruits are "watery" and eating them will harm the body. However, fresh vegetables and fruits can not only supplement the vitamin C and fiber lacking in meat and eggs, but also promote appetite, help digestion and defecation, and prevent postpartum constipation.

Fourth, Chinese medicine and diet therapy should also be targeted at the symptoms, and should not be used randomly. Experts believe that normal pregnant women do not need to take medicine to supplement their health. They can use some Chinese medicine according to the symptoms and cooperate with diet therapy to regulate their health. For example, if there is a lack of milk, you can use Wangbuliu, Tongcao, pig's trotters, Platycodon grandiflorum, etc. to promote menstruation and lactation; for abdominal pain and constipation after delivery, you can add angelica, peach kernel, walnut kernel, and rice wine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements.