We all know that the ancient medical conditions and our modern medical conditions, compared to the difference is not a little half a point. The things used in the process of delivery have germs on them, and hot water became a way to sterilize them in ancient times. The use of hot water to wash the hands of the laboring woman could reduce the bacteria on her hands and reduce the harm caused to the mother. The scissors and towels that need to be used when delivering a baby should be sterilized by hot water, and the process requires a lot of hot water, especially the towel for the mother to deliver the baby is to be washed constantly.
In ancient times, there was no modern developed medical equipment, a woman in the birth of a child rely on their own strength. It takes all the strength of her body and she has to endure severe pain, in which case the cold air can easily enter the body and leave aftereffects. And cold air is not conducive to the dilation of the cervix. In ancient times, there is no air conditioning such as modern appliances, this time a pot of hot water can raise the room temperature, effectively help mothers have a good birth environment.
There will be a lot of blood on the body after the baby is born, this time to wipe the baby, wipe with cold water is not conducive to the health of the baby, it will make the baby catch a cold, use hot water to wipe will be better, and the mother has just given birth to a newborn, but also the blood stains need to be cleaned up, boiled hot water is better than cold water, more comfortable for mothers, but also to reduce the possibility of being infected.
While in modern times, the level of medical care is getting higher and higher, some mothers can't give birth without hot water, especially some mothers who are incontinent at the time of birth, which need to use hot water to clean the lower body of the mothers. Whether in ancient times or our modern times, giving birth is not an easy thing, need to bear great pain, all said that mother's love is the greatest.