The World Health Organization recommends that pregnancies be conceived after 2 years after the postpartum interval, which is beneficial for both the mother and the newborn. If the pregnancy is reborn in a short period of time after childbirth, the pregnant woman's physical function is not fully restored, which can easily lead to pregnancy complications, especially the pregnancy of caesarean section scars, which will bring huge safety risks to the mother.
Dangers of premature postpartum pregnancy:
1 Risk of premature pregnancy after vaginal delivery
Clinical studies have shown that if the postpartum birth interval is within 6 months, then the risk of adverse outcomes will increase by 30%-90%, too short a birth interval, the uterus is no way to fully recover, can not provide a good environment for the fetus to develop, the fetus does not develop well, the risk of spontaneous abortion will be greatly improved. Too short a birth spacing may also affect maternal iron and folic acid nutrient storage, and maternal undernutrition can directly lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes.
2. Risk of premature pregnancy after caesarean section
Post-caesarean section wounds take about half a year to heal and gradually return to pre-pregnancy levels, but it takes more time for uterine muscles to fully recover their elasticity. If the interval between pregnancies again after caesarean section is shorter, then the uterine wall scars formed before surgery have not been repaired enough, or repaired poorly, after pregnancy again, with the development and growth of the fetus, the swelling pressure on the uterine wall is formed, and as the pressure increases, if it is not elastic and stretches poorly, it cannot withstand the rapid growth of the fetus, which can easily lead to the occurrence of pre-uterine rupture, and its danger is self-evident. Therefore, doctors generally recommend that 2-3 years after caesarean section be considered for having a baby
3. There is a risk of termination of pregnancy after unintended pregnancy after childbirth
If you become pregnant again shortly after childbirth, many people will use abortion to terminate the pregnancy. However, due to the inhibition of ovarian function during lactation, low estrogen levels in the body, and soft and thin tissues in the uterine muscle layer, the incidence of uterine perforation is higher than usual. In addition, induced abortion is carried out in the short term after childbirth, due to the change of hormone levels in women's bodies, the incidence of postpartum anxiety is high, so that the probability of abortion syndrome is also higher than that of women who have non-postpartum abortion.
Breastfeeding ≠ safe period, no menstruation≠ no ovulation
Most importantly, women who are breastfeeding are usually in a state of amenorrhea due to the inhibitory effect of prolactin in the body on gonadotropin-releasing hormone, which in turn leads to a delay in the time to resume ovulation. But most women will resume ovulation before their first menstrual period. Obviously, it is wrong to feel that you will not ovulate and do not need contraception because you are in a state of lactation!
For women who do not breastfeed after childbirth, the average time to recover from ovulation is about 45 to 94 days after childbirth. Data show that about 50% of women have resumed ovulation within 6 weeks after giving birth.
In addition, ovulation suppression is also affected by various factors, including women's nutritional status, women's psychological status, socioeconomic factors, etc. Therefore, the first sexual life after childbirth should start contraception.
Many couples use the method of extracorporeal ejaculation to contraception. This method is very unreliable and has a high failure rate. The man was pulling his penis out of his vagina, and a small amount of semen had already ejaculated into the vagina.
All in all, at present, many women in the mainland do not attach great importance to postpartum contraception, resulting in a high incidence of postpartum accidental pregnancy and abortion due to postpartum unexpected pregnancy, which is very harmful to women's health! Postpartum is an unconventional and special period experienced by mothers, we must take good care of our bodies!