Expert profile: Liu Jinsong, director of the delivery room of the 202nd Hospital of the People\’s Liberation Army, deputy chief physician, and member of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Society of Shenyang Military Region.
After the Lunar New Year, many expectant parents want to take advantage of the auspicious meaning of \”success and fame\” to choose a day for cesarean section and symbiosis. In fact, the birth of a baby is a maturation process, but blindly premature cesarean section is a \”hard choice\” and is detrimental to the health of both the mother and the newborn.
Myth 1: It’s not easy to get back in shape after a natural birth
Getting back in shape after natural childbirth is not easy. I am worried that natural childbirth will change the pelvic structure and affect the previous slim figure, and there will be no way to recover for a long time after delivery.
Experts correct: Natural childbirth will not harm the body shape, but will increase the beauty of the body shape. One of the standards of female body beauty is fullness of the buttocks. During vaginal delivery, the pelvic ligaments relax, making the pelvis and buttocks wider and look fuller. After childbirth, new mothers should actively breastfeed, eat properly, and exercise regularly, so that their bodies will return to their pre-pregnancy state.
Misunderstanding 2: Direct cesarean section to avoid double crime
If natural childbirth fails and cesarean section is required, it is best to choose cesarean section from the beginning to avoid suffering \”double pain\” and \”double crime\”.
Experts correct: Which delivery method you choose ultimately depends on the doctor, because the doctor will decide the delivery method that is suitable for you based on your own situation. For women who are not suitable for a natural birth, their doctor will tell them to have a cesarean section before giving birth.
Myth 3: Natural childbirth is too painful to bear
Natural childbirth is extremely painful and unbearable. How wonderful it is to have a C-section. Anesthesia is used, which is painless and safe for mother and child. How wonderful!
Experts correct: During normal delivery, the mother should divert her attention, relax her mood, and reduce pain appropriately. Due to the analgesic effect of anesthetics, although the pain of cesarean section is reduced, there are certain risks in cesarean section to a certain extent, such as anesthesia accidents, postoperative bleeding, puerperal infection, cesarean section after another pregnancy, and scarring. Pregnancy, uterine rupture, and dangerous placenta previa endanger a pregnant woman\’s life.
Myth 4: Natural childbirth affects sex life
Natural childbirth affects your sex life because the vagina and vulva expand greatly during childbirth, causing vaginal relaxation.
Experts correct: Postpartum, on the premise of ensuring nutritional intake, vaginal relaxation can be improved by exercising pelvic muscles. As the mother\’s body recovers, sex hormone levels return to their original levels, and sexual function will also recover. So, don\’t worry at all.
Misunderstanding 5: It is better to cut the bottom than to cut the top
Many women who gave birth naturally said that they had to have an incision after giving birth, which was very painful, and it was better to have a cesarean section.
Experts correct: Postpartum women who have not had side incisions recover faster and will be born soonhospital. However, there are indications for episiotomy. For women with medical indications such as large fetus, hypoxia, breech presentation, or long second stage of labor who require forceps delivery, an episiotomy is still required. It can expand the birth canal, allowing the baby to be delivered quickly, with neat gaps, and postpartum suture operation is simple and easy.