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After the birth of a child, women definitely feel weakness in their body. Apart from this, many other processes are also going on during this period like lochia i.e. period cycle after delivery, shrinkage in uterus tissues, hormonal changes. In such a situation, it takes several weeks for the body to become normal and if during this time, mental health along with physical health is not taken care of, then many long term problems can also occur. During this period, the body of women becomes very weak. In earlier times, grandmothers used to pay a lot of attention to many things like drinking hot water, keeping a cloth tied on the head, not walking barefoot on the floor and many types of traditional dishes are also included in the food during this period, but are all these things absolutely right or not? In fact, in today's time, many times everyone feels that these things have become a bit old. In such a situation, we have talked to the doctor about this.
When a woman gives birth to a child, she feels pain equivalent to breaking many bones in the body, but along with it comes happiness. In this excitement and responsibilities, one should not forget to take care of oneself. After the birth of a child, the period cycle also lasts longer, due to which the body needs more nutrition and extra care. Let us find out how true the words told by the grandmothers are according to the doctor.
Dr. DK Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director of Felix Hospital, talks about the methods of post delivery care taken by the grandmothers that it is very important to avoid cold after delivery, hence one should avoid walking on the floor with bare feet, because the body needs comfort as well as warmth. Similarly, lukewarm water is good for health, but avoid drinking too hot water.
Regarding this, the doctor says that after delivery, grandmothers ask to cover the head, which is also right in a way. For example, the benefit of covering your head after bathing is that you are saved from cold and cough, but it is wrong to be strict in some things. Just like it is not very important to cover your head all the time. Nor is there any scientific fact about it. If you are going out and cold wind is blowing then it is necessary to cover your head.
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Grandmothers advise to protect the body from cold and winds and for this reason many times the AC and fan in women's rooms are switched off after delivery. Doctors say that this is also not right. We just have to keep in mind that the temperature of the room should remain 27-28 degrees. It should not be more or less than this. For that you can run fan or AC.
When a woman gives birth to a child, then to strengthen the body, things rich in nutrients should be included in the diet, but it is important that these should also be easily digestible. Regarding this, doctors say that one should not eat very high calorie food during this period. Like, too much oil, ghee, spices are added to Harira etc. and apart from this, many high calorie items are made which can lead to indigestion.
Regarding post-delivery care, experts say that many things said by grandmothers are true to a great extent, but one should not follow everything blindly, rather it is important to understand the scientific reason as well. Depending on the medical condition, one can talk to an expert about diet and some lifestyle related issues.
