When can a woman take a shower?

Maternity bathing time usually need to be based on the maternal mode of production, as well as the body’s recovery to make a comprehensive judgment, specifically including the following cases: 1, normal birth maternity: if the body condition after delivery to recover well, there is no hemorrhage phenomenon, this situation is generally in the 1-7 days after delivery can be bathing. If the perineal lateralization surgery was performed during the normal delivery, the bathing time should be decided according to the wound healing time. In addition, affected by physical factors, the physical weakness of the maternal can be properly extended can bathing time; 2, cesarean section maternity: cesarean section after surgery usually need to wait for the wound to heal before bathing, to prevent wound infection, affecting the maternal body recovery. Most cesarean women need about 7 days to heal their wounds, and they can consider bathing after the wounds have healed. In addition, the mother should pay attention to choose shower when bathing, not sitz bath or tub bath. Safety measures should be taken during the bathing process, and can be done in the company of family members. The bathing time should not be too long, generally need to control about 15 minutes, to avoid the situation of physical deficiency. In the process of bathing need to control the room temperature and water temperature, immediately after the bath should dry the whole body skin, pay attention to keep warm to avoid cold.