OBSTETRIC GEL

Obstetric gel is a lubricant applied to the vagina during normal delivery. It contains substances such as propylene glycol, carbomer, hydroxyethylcellulose, water. These gels do not reduce birth pain.
What are the benefits of Obstetric gel?
In a Swiss study on birth gel, it was found that the use of gel at normal delivery did not significantly shorten the delivery time. In this study, it was found that only the second stage of birth is shortened. The second stage of birth is the period until the baby's birth after the cervix is ​​fully opened. In the study, birth tears were observed to be less. As a result of the study, it was reported that more research is needed to show the effects of the gel on the mother and baby and to show the rate of affecting surgical interventions at birth.
What topics does obstetric gel do not benefit?
- Obstetric gel does not reduce birth pain and is not produced for this purpose. The ingredients it contains do not have pain relief properties. Since the main effect of obstetric gel is in the second stage of birth, that is, until the exit of the baby after the cervix is ​​fully opened, it has no effect on the pain experienced in the previous stages. The pain of labor occurs in the first stage of birth, that is, until the cervix is ​​fully opened, and this phase lasts long. The period after opening the cervix is ​​short and the pain is not much.
- The situations that require caesarean delivery due to big baby or breech presentation, twins cannot obstetric gel. So, in a situation where normal delivery cannot take place, obstetric gel does not ensure normal delivery.
How to use Obstetric gel?
Obstetric gel is applied by the doctor into the vagina during delivery. It is not a self-applied method of the patient.
What is painless obstetric gel?
It is a wrong naming. There is no gel produced as painless obstetric gel. There are no gels, creams or similar substances that have the effect of reducing birth pain.
There are gels containing prostaglandin that are applied to the cervix to start delivery. These gels are used to open the cervix to start delivery and are especially applied during overdue pregnancy. The lubricant described in this regard has nothing to do with obstetric gel. It does not have a facilitating effect and is used only to start labor. The lubricant obstetric gels are not used to start delivery.



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