What Is a Maternity Nurse?

Female friends postpartum is the weakest period of human qi and blood. It takes a month of comprehensive maintenance to restore the body, so there are many things to pay attention to during this period.

Maternal care

Chinese name: Maternal care

Maternity care is life care for the daily recovery of postpartum physique and body shape. It is more about the nursing during the period of confinement during the period of confinement.

All aspects of the postpartum mother's life are weak, which requires the correct nursing method to quickly, safely and healthily repair it. There are many things about maternal care and the scope is wide. For example: life care, breast care, maternal recipes, psychological guidance and so on. But so many differences have similarities in common. This requires mothers to master basic nursing knowledge.

Maternity Nursing Life Nursing

The first is the nursing of self-health, physical recovery, and daily living. Life care includes a wide range of things. In popular terms, take care of your daily life.

Maternal care breast care

As for breast care, that's all there is to it. Let's introduce it in detail!

After birth, the hormones in the body drop, and the mother seems to lose her vitality. In addition, the postmenopausal menstrual period will immediately cause a heavy burden on your body and mind.

At this time you should pay more attention to healthy eating and drink enough fluids (at least 500cc of milk and 2000cc of boiling water or fruit juice per day). If you are breastfeeding, take care of your breasts and nipples.

Breasts and nipples

As the size and weight of the breasts increase, you should wear a cotton bra that fits comfortably. Underwear should be changed every day; if you use a breast pad to prevent breast milk from leaking out of your clothes, you should avoid buying a plastic pad with bra or support. The breast pads should be changed after each feeding or when wet.

Cleaning and cleaning

Clean your breasts and vagina daily with a cotton swab moistened with water or baby oil, but avoid using soap soap, as it will rub some of the oil onto the breast to protect the skin from dry and cracked oils. Take care of your breasts carefully, do not dry them hard, just pat them dry.

There is no need to clean the vagina before or after each breastfeeding. Remember to let your breasts air dry before you put on your bra, and remember to wash your hands before each breastfeeding to prevent infection.

Bloating

About 3-4 days after giving birth, the breasts will be filled with milk, which will make the breasts larger and heavier. When you touch them, you will feel that they are soft and warm. This is commonly known as breast expansion. Swelling usually lasts only one or two days, but it is very uncomfortable and may recur. The way to relieve swelling is to feed your baby (but squeeze it out before you feed so that your baby can suck your breasts). In addition, you can soak in hot water, apply hot compresses to your breasts, or gently massage your nipples.

Swelling during breastfeeding may recur at any time, especially if the breasts are not emptied properly, or if a baby misses a meal, it is particularly prone to occur.

Blocked ducts

In the first few weeks of breastfeeding, blocked ducts may occur. It may be caused by breast expansion, tight bras, or blocked breasts with dry milk. If your breasts are blocked, you will feel the breasts soft and heavy, and your skin will turn red.

The way to make the breast tube unobstructed is to start breastfeeding from the side of the breast, and massage from the top of the painful part toward the nipple when feeding. If the breasts are not yet clear, the breasts on this side should no longer be breast-feeding and require immediate medical attention. Because it may cause internal suppuration due to infection, although it is not a serious illness, it will be very painful.

Sore nipples

When you start breastfeeding, your baby feels a little soft during the first few minutes of sucking. This softness is quite normal and will disappear after a few days. But nipple pain is the most common problem in the first few weeks, and it turns the pleasure of breastfeeding into a nightmare.

Cracked nipples

When breastfeeding, the baby sucks the breast incorrectly, or carelessly removes the baby after feeding, which may cause nipple pain and cracking. This can only be prevented by careful handling at the beginning and end of breastfeeding; if pain or cracking has occurred, care must also be taken before and after feeding to allow the nipples to recover as quickly as possible.

If the sore nipple is cracked, the baby cannot suck the breast on that side, wait at least 72 hours, and squeeze out the milk to prevent swelling. Nipple cracking is very painful and can easily cause breast infections. To prevent the nipples from cracking, put a few drops of baby milk on the pad.

Mastitis

The first symptoms of mastitis are swelling, tenderness, and redness of the infected area. Sensory-like symptoms include fever, chills, pain, headache, and sometimes nausea and vomiting. If you suspect you have mastitis, you should see a doctor immediately. If treated properly, mastitis can be cured in about a day. Since mastitis only affects breast tissue and has no relation to milk, it is not transmitted to the baby.

Using a nipple cover

To protect a sore nipple, you can use a nipple cover to protect it. Put a nipple on your nipple while breastfeeding, and let your baby suckle through the sleeve. Place your hand between the breast and the ribs, and squeeze it up slightly to place the nipple in the nipple sleeve. This method allows the baby to fully suck the nipple into the mouth and avoid painful nipple injury. Your baby will soon adapt to the feel and taste of the nipple wrap.

Perineal Nursing

Perineal and perineal injuries are inevitable during the production process. Perineal wounds are often accompanied by postpartum lochia, stool, and urine. Postpartum perineal care is extremely important. Otherwise, it may cause postpartum reproductive tract infections, poor perineal wound healing, and affect future life.

1. Keep the vulva clean. Change the perineal pads and underwear frequently, wash the perineum with clean water for the toilet, and scrub the vulva with a medical cleaning cotton sheet at least once a day until the perineal wound is removed.

2. Postpartum should remain lying or sitting on the opposite side of the perineal wound. On the one hand, it can prevent postpartum lochia from invading the wound as much as possible; on the other hand, it can improve the blood circulation of local wounds and promote wound healing.

3. 100% cotton products are used. Maternal skin is sensitive after delivery and the wounds are susceptible to infection. All cotton products must be used. Many maternity products on the market are not 100% cotton. Women will be uncomfortable and prone to allergies .

4. Use a medical maternity pad with a metered amount of dew, record the change in the amount of dew at any time, and observe whether the amount of dew is within the normal range.

5. When the perineal wound is obviously painful or there is abnormal percussion, you should be vigilant about the infection of the wound, and if necessary, ask a doctor to check and treat it.

In short, for most women, due to the strong healing power of the perineal incision, as long as the postpartum care is proper, it can heal without infection. Generally, the suture is removed within 3-5 days after delivery. Need to disconnect.

Maternal Care Maternity Recipes

Maternity Recipes are exactly what the name suggests.

Before giving birth to a fetus, the parturient can't satisfy her own nutrition. After giving birth, the parturient loses nutrients and water very much and needs timely supplementation. This requires the mother to satisfy her nutrition during confinement recovery. Postpartum mothers also face the problem of breast milk. The baby needs milk to fill her belly. The mother needs to eat a lot of nutritious food to satisfy the baby's breast milk.

There are also contraindications for postpartum women, so you have to formulate a recipe for maternal nutrition diet to meet the nutritional needs of the baby and the mother in all aspects.

Pork Ribs Soup

Ingredients: Ribs (200g), Lotus root (150g), Salt (1 tsp), Hemp oil (1 tsp), Ginger (1 tbsp)

step:

1. Prepare the materials, cut them and clean them.

2. Put the washed ribs in a pot, pour in water, and cook until the bloody water comes out.

3. Remove the ribs and clean them. After the pot is clean, put the ribs in

4, also put the cut lotus root into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, open the fire

5. After the water is boiled, add the ginger prepared, then turn to low heat and simmer for an hour or two.

6. Add the right amount of salt and two drops of sesame oil before leaving the pot.

Tips: Maternal dysfunction due to intestinal peristalsis is more likely to cause constipation. For this phenomenon, it is recommended that when cooking soup, add two or three drops of Bama hemp oil. Hemp oil contains hydrophilic and can cause The moisturizing effect has a certain effect on the relief and prevention of constipation. ^[1]

Maternal Nursing Psychological Guidance

In general, psychological guidance refers to: psychological characteristics, psychological analysis, psychological care of maternal, regulating maternal emotions, and providing psychological guidance assistance to expectant mothers.

Postpartum mothers sometimes have some psychological problems. If they are not guided in time, they may aggravate the generation of emotions. Once the emotions are generated, the consequences will be immeasurable. Those who are milder have postpartum depression, while those who are severely have the possibility of rebirth.

Once psychological emotions arise, you need to find a psychiatrist to help solve the psychological problems of the mother.

Maternal Nursing Knowledge

1. Early getting out of bed is the main link to help the uterus contract, promote wound healing, and prevent intestinal adhesions. The abdominal cavity is opened during the operation, so that part of the air enters the abdominal cavity, and the postoperative movement is often small, which weakens the peristalsis of the intestine, and prone to intestinal flatulence and adhesion. Therefore, the mother should not lie still. After the anesthesia disappears after the recovery of consciousness, physical activity should be performed. After 24 hours of pain and getting out of bed, it can increase bowel movements and ventilate early, preventing bowel adhesions and thrombosis. After the activity, blood circulation is accelerated, which promotes uterine contraction and facilitates early healing of the wound.

2, pay attention to diet and nutrition is an important aspect of maternal rehabilitation, postoperative maternal responsibility to take care of the baby, but also pay attention to diet and eat as directed by your doctor. Start eating some digestible foods, such as noodle soup, egg soup, porridge, etc. Do not eat more gas-producing foods such as sweets, milk, soybeans and soy products before bloating and venting; after venting, you can eat nutritious foods like normal mothers. Do not eat fish after surgery. Because fish contains an EPA organic acid, it can inhibit platelet aggregation, hinder postoperative hemostasis and incision healing. Do not eat ginseng after delivery. Ginseng will cause bleeding for a long time, which is not good for wound Heal.

3. Pay attention to the infection at the production place. Keep the area around the wound clean and do not scratch it when itching to prevent the wound from becoming infected. Appropriate use of reliable care products such as Huayangchu Rui natural plant extracts. If the wound is painful and locally hard, and there is a fluctuating feeling in the hand, it means that the incision is infected with pus, and it should be diagnosed and treated in time.

4. Pay attention to hygiene. Postpartum body resistance is low, and infection may occur if care is not taken. In addition to brushing teeth, washing face, and washing hands as usual, the clothes should be changed in time when sweating and milk is wet, hygiene products should be replaced, and hygiene products should be disinfected and changed frequently. Maternity can take a bath with proper hot water and finally use a shower to avoid tub baths.