"Doctor, I want to give birth naturally, how can I be sure that I am not suitable for natural childbirth?" "Doctor, I'm 36 weeks pregnant, is there anything I need to pay special attention to?" Recently, the midwife clinic opened by the Songjiang District Maternal and Child Health Hospital has received many expectant mothers in the third trimester. Midwives provide more targeted pregnancy advice to pregnant women in view of their own physical condition, combined with obstetric examination B ultrasound, and introduce measures such as analgesic delivery, doula accompaniment, family-based warm accompaniment, and free positioning of childbirth. By providing pregnant mothers with high standards of medical care services, they welcome the arrival of new life in a warm and safe way.
"There is a feeling of numbness, now it hurts, it can't work..." In addition to the expectant mothers, there are many fathers-to-be in the midwifery clinic. Mr. Wang, who accompanied his wife who was 36 weeks pregnant to the midwifery clinic for consultation, experienced the delivery process on the birth experience instrument. "Now that the machine is at level 28, your reaction is so big. The pain that my mother suffers during childbirth is about 80 or higher. Shen Cuili, director of the nursing department, said.
The Midwifery Clinic is mainly for pregnant women and their families in the third trimester of pregnancy at 36 weeks of pregnancy, explaining to them the process and benefits of natural childbirth, and assessing the size of the fetus according to the B ultrasound, uterine height and abdominal circumference on the maternity examination card of the pregnant woman, providing nutrition and exercise guidance to pregnant women, and teaching expectant mothers to use the birth ball for exercise. "We have specially introduced a birth experience device to let expectant fathers experience the pain of childbirth and feel the difficulty of mothers giving birth, so as to cherish and love expectant mothers more." Shen Cuili introduced. In addition, according to the situation of pregnant women, the midwife clinic also introduces special services such as full-time guided music accompaniment, painless delivery, and warm accompaniment, so that pregnant women have a certain understanding of the delivery process and strengthen their confidence in natural childbirth.
Wu Hui, a woman who gave birth on 26 May, also consulted at the midwife clinic at 36 weeks. "It was my first child, so no experience. However, through the midwife outpatient consultation, the doctor introduced me to the delivery process and told me about the problems that might arise during the delivery process according to my situation, so when I gave birth, I felt very confident and very safe. Wu Hui said.
Komatsu learned from the District Maternal and Child Health Hospital that the midwife clinic is located in the obstetrics clinic No. 15 on the first floor, which is open all day from Monday to Friday, and if necessary, you can call 021-37791266*8100 for consultation.
Text, image: Zhang Jie
Editor: Zhou Yuwei