The importance of skin preparation

Before caesarean section, the nurse will prepare skin for the parturient. Many expectant mothers will feel embarrassed after learning about this, or have many worries such as fear of pain. So, what exactly is skin preparation? Why should we prepare the skin for caesarean section? Let's take a look together ~

Netizen cici mother: Before giving birth, the nurse told me to prepare my skin for blood drawing. I went to the examination room of the nurse station. The nurse told me to lie in bed. I climbed into bed with a big belly and saw the nurse holding a razor for shaving, and there was a pile of cotton wool stained with iodine on the table next to me. She first picked up a cotton wool and wiped it on my stomach, and then scraped the whole plane below the navel with a razor. Because I heard from other pregnant mothers when I was pregnant, I was not worried. But at this moment, the nurse picked up the cotton wool and wiped it on my lower body. Unconsciously, the nurse has finished. I feel depressed as never before, because I feel like a little hen that has been plucked, and I have a strange feeling that I can't say.

1. What is skin preparation?

Skin preparation refers to the surgical preparation for shaving and cleaning the body surface at the corresponding part of the operation. It is the work of cleaning the operation area for patients who plan to operate before operation, which is not only as simple as removing body hair, but also includes skin cleaning and sometimes iodophor scrubbing before operation.

In fact, skin preparation means "shaving Mao Mao", but it is different from the usual concepts of hair removal and shaving for us women. The purpose of skin preparation is to clean and disinfect the skin and will not hinder the operation. Therefore, expectant mothers must cooperate with doctors and nurses to make necessary skin preparations before surgery.

2. Why prepare skin?

The purpose of skin preparation is to remove hair and dirt from the operation area, clean the skin, prepare for surgery or skin disinfection, and prevent infection of the posterior incision.

Many expectant mothers want to ask. Such parts should be cleaned every day. Why do you need to prepare your skin? Shaving off Mao Mao doesn't look good, and I feel embarrassed! After consulting experts and collecting relevant information, Dora found that there are at least 65.438+0 billion bacteria in everyone, as well as countless fungi, yeasts and tiny bugs, which occupy the mouth and skin of newborns in just a few hours!

Seeing this terrible figure, expectant mothers had better prepare their skin for their baby's health. Some expectant mothers will have doubts. Many of our hair is designed to fight bacteria. If we shave it off, can't we "fight"? Let's see where these bacteria will hide: eyelashes, mouth, armpits, nose, navel, etc., and of course, the "groin" closely related to expectant mothers.

Because the groin is close to the urethral orifice, it is normal for some fungi and bacteria to "coexist harmoniously" here. There are always some acid-resistant bacteria and yeasts in the vagina of adult women, which helps to keep the PH value around 4.5, enough to kill many pathogenic bacteria. The occasional crabs and scabies on pubic hair are unhealthy. These parasites can spread through sheets, towels, clothes and other ways without direct contact with the skin, and "immigrate" to others.

These "dangerous elements" that make expectant mothers unaware can't affect the baby's treasure. In addition, expectant mothers will still feel strange: why choose caesarean section to shave? The baby doesn't come out from below and takes the knife directly. But the doctor's answer is: it is convenient for postpartum disinfection, and then a catheter should be inserted. In addition, postpartum lochia is more hygienic and easy to clean without shedding hair. ...

Therefore, skin preparation is not only to avoid intraoperative infection, but also plays a very important role in postpartum care!

What are the skin preparation methods for caesarean section?

1. shave. This method needs to prepare the skin 1 time every day before operation, and change the sterile towel bag every time for 3 days. This method is easy to cause skin damage and bacterial colonization, especially shaving before operation 1 day will increase bacterial colonization and cause discomfort to patients, which greatly increases the workload of nurses. This method is the most traditional method of skin preparation.

2. Chemical hair removal. In this method, wet shaving is no longer used before surgery, but depilation emulsion is used for depilation. Skin preparation for chemical hair removal only needs to be done the day before surgery.

3. Skin preparation method. Skin preparation device is an instrument with upper and lower rows of cutter heads. When shaving, the row close to the skin does not move, and the upper row moves quickly to achieve the effect of cutting hair.

The above three skin preparation methods have different degrees of damage to the skin, and the skin preparation device method is the most widely used at present. Under the microscope, it can be observed that after using the shaver, the hair roots are inclined and the skin may be slightly damaged, while after using the chemical depilatory, the hair is completely removed; Using the skin preparation device will leave a relatively complete hair root, and the skin can also maintain integrity, which can effectively reduce the damage to the epidermis, thus reducing the infection of the surgical incision.

What are the details of skin preparation by caesarean section?

As a mother-to-be, you must not have a little knowledge of skin preparation. There are many details to pay attention to:

1. The range of skin preparation is not as wide as possible. Don't prepare the skin unless the hair interferes with the operation.

2. When choosing a skin preparation device or a depilator, you must choose a professional one.

3. Be careful when preparing skin and try to keep the skin intact.

4. Skin preparation should not be too early, and skin preparation should be carried out as close as possible to the operation start time.

5. Skin preparation process should not be carried out in the operating room, but outside the operating room.

6. The skin preparation device can be reused, but it should be noted that the head of the skin preparation device must be disinfected before it can be used on the next pregnant mother.

7. It is best to cover the whole lower abdomen.

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