Shaving pubic hair in the early stages of labour is a standard procedure in most hospitals in India. It is done for both normal deliveries and c-sections. It is thought that shaving the pubic hair makes birth more hygienic and reduces the chances of infection. However, there isn't enough evidence to suggest this is true. Being shaved for medical reasons is necessary only if you are having a cesarean delivery. In cases of cesarean births, the fine hair on your tummy where the cut will be made will be shaved too. Many pregnant mums feel uncomfortable about getting their pubic hair shaved at the hospital, especially if it is their first delivery. Many find it embarrassing and intrusive. In fact, some mothers find the very idea of a razor in the pubic or abdomen area scary. All this is normal. If the idea of shaving bothers you, discuss your concerns with your gynaecologist. She might agree to break away from the routine for you. It might help to speak with your friends who have gone through this. Hearing their stories might make you feel differently about this procedure. After all, it is one of the smaller procedures in the whole labour and birth experience. It might seem like a good option to consider shaving your pubic hair on your own, in the privacy of your home. However, it may be difficult with a large belly, and you'll probably have to enlist the help of your husband or mother. Be aware that getting little cuts and nicks because of the shaving can increase the risk of infection rather than reduce it. Always check with your doctor before shaving or trimming the hair or using a hair-removing cream at home. It's possible your doctor feels it's best you have it done at the hospital. When you are admitted to the hospital for your delivery, a nurse will clean the area that needs shaving with an antiseptic solution. She will open a new and sterilised razor in front of you. Your nurse will then use antiseptic shaving cream, gel or soap to make the procedure more comfortable and to prevent minor cuts on your skin. Shaving as such does not hurt, though you may feel itchy when the hair grows back!हिंदी में पढ़ें: प्रसव से पहले जघवास्थि के बालों (प्यूबिक हेयर) को क्यों हटाया जाता है? Read more on:
Giving birth may seem daunting, but there is a very important reason why you should never shave your pubic hair before giving birth. TikTok user @sovereignparenting, who offers birthing tips, said a lot of women sadly are conditioned to think that body hair is “really gross”. In a video, she said that society had led to some people believing that showing natural body hair is “shameful”. She continued: “But removing your pubic hair before labour can actually harm you. “Shaving your pubic hair past 36, 37 weeks actually increases your risk of infection. “This is even true for women who get Caesareans. “When it comes to giving birth, don’t shave, don’t wax, just let it go au naturel, I promise you no one cares.” Speaking to BabyCentre, Dr Cate Bell, who is a midwife and a hypnobirthing practitioner, backed up this claim. She said: “Our current advice is that you don’t shave or wax your pubic area just prior to giving birth as this increases your risk of an infection, especially if you have an operative procedure like a Caesarean section.”  According to a 2015 study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, which aimed to update research about hair removal and incidence of surgical site infection, significantly fewer infections occur with clipping, cream depilation or going au naturel than with shaving. Many TikTok users were relieved, with one saying: “I can’t reach anyways so.” Another said: “I stopped when I got too big to even do it myself I think that was 4 to 5 months along, but this is good info to know.” This story originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced here with permission.
Shaving for birth used to be something that the nurses did to you when you arrived at the hospital. As doctors and midwives realized that there might be a purpose for pubic hair in preventing infection, this practice died quickly. The majority of women were really relieved. Many had felt embarrassed by being shaved, or really disliked the painful, itchy experience of pubic hair growing back. The question is starting to come up again. But now women have begun to take the razors or wax strips into their own hands. Some women are choosing to have a bikini or Brazilian wax done prior to birth. This is also something that more women may be doing even when they are not pregnant and are simply continuing a practice started well before they got pregnant. Some also claim that pubic hair bothers them when viewed by others. For other women, this is not something done specifically for birth but in general.
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Proponents of this practice claim that the area is neater and easier to keep clean in the postpartum if it is shaved. If there are sutures from a cesarean, or even a repair of the perineum, hair that has been removed may grow back and get stuck in the sutures. This is something many mothers worry about. Other moms don't find that to be an issue at all, particularly if the hair is merely taken down, and not completely shaved. A bikini wax generally removes excess hair around the mons pubis, which is where the majority of pubic hair is located, and the stray pubic hair that may grow outside of the area covered by a bikini, hence the term bikini line. The Brazilian wax removes all the hair on the mons pubis, labia, etc. While some women don't want to go as far as a Brazilian wax or even a bikini wax, there are some who choose to trim the longer or stray hairs in preparation for labor. This can be difficult in the later months of pregnancy, simply because it's so hard to see around your pregnant belly. You can go to a fancy spa, invite your partner to help, or take your chances.
Trimming can be a preferred option because the hair is not painful or itching as it grows back. It is generally considered to be safe to get a Brazilian wax while pregnant. While your skin may be more sensitive, and you should always tell your technician that you are pregnant, even if you think it's obvious, there is no medical reason to avoid a Brazilian. As for the science behind the shaving and waxing, it was found that there is a small decrease in maternal infection rates when the hair on the perineum is left in place: this is what would also be removed during a Brazilian wax. This is one of the reasons that many hospitals abandoned the practice altogether. So for those of you who want to trim and clip or remove hair around the bikini line, you're safe and not increasing your risk of infection (assuming you don't cut yourself). For those of you who are still anti-shaving, you're fine too. The good news is that whatever you chose to do is acceptable. You are the only one you have to please.
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