Patient: My wife (29 years old) is 6 months pregnant and just found out in the hospital that she has a right inguinal hernia (in fact, a slight bulge was found at the beginning of pregnancy, but I didn’t care about it because I didn’t feel anything, and the bulge is not very obvious in recent times, but I went to the hospital for examination because I often felt pain, and it can be recovered by lying down). She was advised by a specialist at one hospital that there was no need for treatment, medication or hernia belt, and that she should pay attention to not straining too much and lie on her back more often, but that she should have a cesarean section and have surgery 3 to 4 months after delivery to cure it. There is no problem with normal delivery after the root of this problem. Now we are very conflicted and don’t know what to do: what are the chances of an incarcerated baby, and if the incarcerated baby has to be operated on, will the baby not be saved? Is it true that the baby’s development will not be affected if we operate now with anesthesia? Doctor: Although surgery in mid-pregnancy theoretically has little effect on the fetus, I would recommend that you undergo surgery six months after delivery for a reversible hernia, because surgery during pregnancy can have a certain psychological impact on the patient. It should not cause any serious situation.