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Bantayan ika human og panganak  Nalipog  Dli kayo kakita  Kung daghan ni gawas nga dugo  Lochia

Health Hygiene sa “Mothers”  It is important to keep your perineum very clean.  Each time you use the bathroom or change your pad wash your hands both before and after. Be sure to remove the dirty pad and replace a clean pad, from front to back.  Change the sanitary pad after every void or bowel movement, or at least 4x a day. Both lochia and feces are a medium for bacteria.  If you have delivered vaginally, soaking in a bath tub can also help with cleaning and wound healing.  Use only sanitary pads to absorb the bleeding. Do not use tampons for the first six weeks, as they can lead to infection.

Cesarean patient: Episiotomy 

Your health care provider may have made a surgical incision, an episiotomy, to enlarge the vaginal opening. 

Good hygiene is important. Follow the care for keeping your perineum clean.

If your health care provider placed stitches, they will dissolve over time. Be careful the water is not extremely hot as this could dissolve the stitches too early.

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Your health care provider may have ordered a spray or ointment that can relieve pain. Follow the provided instructions carefully. Most can be used 3-4x a day. There are also small pads containing

witch hazel that can be placed on the sanitary pad are also comforting. 

The use of an air ring or donut cushion is not recommended. Incisional care It is important to keep the incision clean and dry. You can take sponge baths or showers. Drip plain or soapy water over the incision and dry gently with a clean towel.

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Your incision may itch as it heals. Be careful not to scratch it.

If staples are present, they are normally removed around day 3-6. Tiny papers called steri-strips, are often applied after the staples are removed. These will begin to come off or can be peeled off by day 5-14. Your physician may give you more information about the care of steri-strips. 

Your internal stitches will dissolve on their own

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Your health care provider will give you instructions for wound care and when it is okay to shower. As you heal, you will need to make sure your incision is healing normally. Contact your health care provider if you have a fever or if the incision becomes red, swollen, oozes pus, or separates.

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Health Hygiene for Neonates: