Postpartum urinary retention occurs because the uterus compresses the bladder and pelvic plexus during delivery, which makes the bladder muscles paralyzed and sluggish. How can postpartum mothers correctly prevent urinary retention?

Active urination

You should urinate voluntarily 4 hours after delivery. If you have difficulty urinating, you should urinate every 3-4 hours. This is beneficial to exercise the contractility of bladder detrusor and abdominal muscles.

♀? sit-up

Doing sit-ups 3-4 times a day and repeating 10-20 times each time can strengthen blood circulation, relieve pelvic blood stasis and improve bladder and abdominal muscle function. Wash vulva with warm water. Listening to the sound of running water (or playing it with a tape recorder) can relieve urination.

Hot water bag applied to lower abdomen

Applying a hot water bag to the lower abdomen can stimulate bladder contraction and promote local blood circulation. When you feel unable to urinate, you can press Guanyuan point 1 min with your thumb to urinate.

Listen to the sound of running water

Listening to the sound of running water (or playing it with a tape recorder) can relieve urination.

needle therapy

Acupuncture is used to treat perineum, epiglottis, fingertip, epiglottis, Guanyuan and curved bone. Then electroacupuncture, through to 1-2 times, can be effective.