What to wear on your lower body on the first day of a c-section

In general, the first day of cesarean delivery, the lower body does not need to wear clothing, directly pad a birth pad, covered with a quilt can be. The main common reason 1, easy to urinate: due to cesarean section using local anesthesia, the bladder muscle is affected by the drug, can not self urinate, so the mother often need to catheter for urination, do not wear clothes can be convenient to place the catheter; 2, to observe the bleeding situation: after the birth of the mother’s uterus continues to contract, in order to discharge the malodorous dew, blood in the uterus and other residual tissue. At this time, the mother lies naked on the maternity pad, which is convenient for the medical staff to check the bleeding situation at any time. If the discharge is not good, the doctor can directly help the mother to press the uterus to promote contraction; 3, reduce the incidence of infection: at this time, the mother will discharge a large amount of bad dew, the naked state can make the private parts of the as far as possible to keep dry, to avoid the bacteria in the sweat stains, the blood of a large number of breeding, to reduce the likelihood of infection. Precautions Mothers and their families should pay attention to changing the mattress pads at any time, and wash off the blood stains with flowing warm water to ensure cleanliness. In addition, if the pregnant woman has the need to get out of bed, she can wear diapers on the inside for easy changing and comfortable and breathable pajama pants on the outside to avoid compressing the wound.