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Perineal care

Perineal care is gentle cleansing and regular maternity-pad changing after vaginal birth to support hygiene, comfort, and recovery.

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Hospital routine after delivery

Hospital routine after delivery

The immediate recovery period After the placenta is delivered, the clinical focus shifts rapidly from labor management to maternal stabilization and newborn adaptation. If both of you are well, skin-to-skin contact is usually encouraged while staff complete necessary observations. The uterus is palpated through the abdomen to confirm that it is firm and contracting, because […]