Thursday, February 11, 2010

The seven things in postpartum the new mother had to know-1

1, observe the amount of postpartum hemorrhage

Postpartum hemorrhage is first thing the new mother need to pay attention to. According to recent statistics, the post-partum haemorrhage is the first killer to new mothers. It should be given enough attention. According to doctors, the amount of bleeding is greater than 500 ml can be diagnosed as postpartum hemorrhage. There are about 6% new mothers have postpartum hemorrhage due to polyhydramnios, oversized baby, lacenta previa, prolonged. There are several more common reasons: weak contraction of the uterus; soft birth canal laceration; the residues o f placenta and fetal membranes. In general speaking, the placenta should be out after giving birth for about 30 minutes. Abortion and twin fetus can make the placenta to attached to the lower part of uterine. It causes retained placenta; clotting mechanism, combined with maternal blood system diseases, can not stop bleeding.

Mothers after giving birth most likely to have post-partum haemorrhage within two hours. Therefore, after giving birth the new mother are still required to be observed in production room. After two hours of observation in the delivery room, mother and baby can go to the baby-friendly area, should continue to observe by mothers themself. Because at this time can also cause uterine contraction fatigue postpartum hemorrhage.

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