It is reported that Princess Kate was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital in London at 6 am to give birth. Soon after, at 1 1 p.m. 1 p.m., the expected little prince was born smoothly. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Prince William and Princess Kate walked out of the hospital with their newborn little prince to pay tribute to the people, and then they were discharged from the hospital and went home to recuperate. Watching Princess Kate recover so quickly, many people can't help wondering, is the concept of postpartum care really out of date?
Postpartum nursed back to health is not the patent of China people. In fact, the concept of postpartum aftercare is very common at home and abroad. In addition to the custom of confinement in China, Muslim countries, Latin American countries and Nordic agricultural societies also have the tradition of taking a rest for about 40 days after delivery. During this period, most pregnant women are exempted from their daily work. I hope they can get enough sleep, eat a balanced diet and concentrate on taking care of their newborns. With the changes of the times, some outdated customs may have been abandoned, but the spirit of postpartum nursed back to health remains unchanged.
Seamless integration of postpartum care In addition, with the high maternal casualty rate in the United States, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) also updated its committee opinions on postpartum care on April 23rd. This paper emphasizes that in order to continue to do a good job in puerperal care of pregnant women and avoid delaying the diagnosis and treatment of complications, pregnant women should return to the clinic within six weeks after delivery and within three weeks before delivery. In addition, pregnant women with chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, thyroid diseases, kidney diseases or physical and mental diseases, should arrange relevant specialist follow-up after delivery to link up the care of pre-pregnancy related diseases. In addition, because many studies have pointed out that pregnant women with premature delivery, gestational diabetes and pregnancy-induced hypertension are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome in the future, experts also suggest that relevant specialists should be arranged for regular follow-up after delivery.
Finally, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology advises all parturients to arrange a comprehensive assessment within 0/to 3 months after delivery, including birth injury assessment, mental health, nursing skills, birth planning, chronic diseases, and establishing good living habits, so as to promote women's health. It can be seen that postpartum nursing is the key to a healthy life. I also have to admire the insight of the sentence "If you can't do it well in a month, you will be hard when you get old".