On July 9, a young woman was sent to Linzi District People's Hospital by her family. In such a hot summer, women still wear robes and trousers. The woman's family explained that because she had just given birth to a child and was now in confinement, she had to wear thick clothes. When she arrived, the woman was short of breath and her temperature was as high as 40 degrees, so she could not communicate with her normally, which was the most serious state of heatstroke. In view of the critical condition of the woman, the doctor tried his best to rescue her, but the woman was too seriously ill. In the end, she failed to save her young life. In order to avoid the recurrence of similar tragedies, let's take a look at the related matters that should be paid attention to in summer confinement.

Sitting on the moon in the dog days, the elderly at home must emphasize many rules. Mothers can't blow hair, can't take a shower, can't wash their hair ... Many taboos, and I feel that the life of pregnant women is really bitter, which is simply a kind of pain. In fact, the current concept has come to a 180 degree turn, and doctors' attitude towards food, clothing, housing and transportation for confinement is often contrary to traditional practices. Even Chinese medicine practitioners are now more open to confinement and pay more attention to health preservation.

Maternal confinement faces three major tasks: first, their own physical recovery; The second is to take care of the baby; The third is breastfeeding. It's hot and rainy in dog days, and the indoor room temperature is close to 30. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes "timely health preservation". At this time, confinement needs to make some adjustments in diet, life and daily life according to the characteristics of summer heat:

(1) wearing? Postpartum sweating is a normal physiological phenomenon. That's because during pregnancy, the body is sweating and expelling the increased water in the body. But at this time, the sputum (pores) is open, and it is easy to feel cold and dampness. Therefore, pregnant women should pay attention to protecting joints, dress with shoulders and knees as the principle, and never blindly "cover" to avoid heatstroke.

(2) at home? When the weather is hot, air conditioners and fans must be available. When using an air-conditioning fan, the indoor temperature should be kept at about 26 degrees Celsius, which is suitable for lying-in women to feel comfortable. You can turn on the air conditioner in the living room, and the maternity door can be opened. When the humidity in the air is too high, you can use the dehumidification function of the air conditioner. It is most suitable to keep the indoor humidity around 55%.

(3) hygiene? Brush your teeth, wash your hair and take a shower. Maternal women should insist on taking a bath every day, keep skin pores unobstructed and sweat normally. However, don't take a bath to avoid infection caused by bacteria in vagina and pelvic cavity. If it is a caesarean section, you need to wait until the incision is completely healed before taking a bath. You can scrub your body with warm water before. The temperature of the bath water is preferably 38~40 degrees Celsius. Remember, no matter how hot it is in summer, pregnant women should not wash their faces, wash their hair and take a bath with cold water.

(4) diet? During confinement, you should eat some foods with high nutrition, high calorie and easy digestion, and drink plenty of water at the same time to promote rapid recovery of your body and ensure adequate milk. Never make up too much milk blindly. Enough milk is enough. In addition, you can choose to eat some mother's milk powder, multivitamins or calcium tablets specially designed for pregnant women.

In summer, people with cold constitution should be given traditional Chinese medicine food supplement when they are confined, while those with hot constitution should be given appropriate amount. But if they eat it every day and every meal, it will easily lead to heat accumulation in the body if they eat too much.

At the same time, Chinese medicine believes that summer is not only hot, but also rainy, especially in the south. You can eat some ingredients that can relieve summer heat and promote dampness, such as red beans, mung beans, Smilax glabra, lotus leaves, reed roots and lophatherum bambusae.

(5) activities? I used to think that production was too exhausting and needed bed rest to help me recover. This view is one-sided, postpartum rest is really needed, but if you stay in bed for a few days, it will not be conducive to postpartum recovery, and it will increase the probability of constipation.

Therefore, experts suggest that you should get out of bed as soon as possible after delivery and walk in the field the next day after delivery; At seven or eight o'clock in the morning, when the temperature is not high, you can take a walk outdoors. These activities can accelerate the recovery of your body and reduce and prevent intestinal adhesion. But you should not be too tired and avoid lifting heavy objects to avoid uterine prolapse.