Postpartum recovery chain organization

For the vast majority of postpartum mothers who have no medical background, are confused about the priorities of postpartum recovery, and cannot find time to explore systematic methods on their own, choosing a reliable chain of postpartum recovery institutions is much more cost-effective than following the fragmented content on the Internet and finding scattered door-to-door maternity and health care providers - provided that you can avoid the pitfalls of random sales, lack of qualifications, and homogeneous projects.

Last week, I visited three institutions with my cousin who had just given birth to her second child. She didn’t believe in maternity care for her first child, so she practiced Kegels for three months following free videos on the Internet. Her movements were all wrong, and the problem of urinary leakage persisted until she was 6 months pregnant with her second child. This time, she didn’t dare to mess with it on her own. We visited some leading national brands with thousands of stores, as well as local and regional chains that have been in business for almost 10 years.

There is indeed a lot of controversy about this type of chain institutions. Practitioners from hospitals generally feel that outside institutions are all IQ taxes: "If you have any questions, go directly to the postpartum rehabilitation department of the obstetrics and gynecology hospital. The instruments are all medical grade and the operators are regular nurses. Isn't it more reliable than the obstetricians and health practitioners outside who don't know where to get the certificate?" ”This is not unreasonable. There is a mother around me who was deceived by the institution into doing "manual pelvic repair" 10 times, which cost more than 8,000. In the end, she went to the hospital for a CT scan. The degree of separation of the pubic symphysis did not improve at all. Instead, the sacroiliac joints suffered from pain for half a month because of the excessive pressure. But the mother who chose an agency also had her own reasons: "I have to wait a week to register at the hospital, queue for two hours each time, and do the project for 20 minutes. The nurse is so busy that she has no time to correct your movements. I carry the baby and there is no place to put the stroller. The agency makes an appointment in advance and I do it when the time comes. There are people to help me coax the baby, and I can lie down for half an hour after the baby is done. The hospital cannot provide this service. ”

In fact, there is no conflict between what the two sides said, it is just that the people they are suitable for are different. If you have obvious pathological problems, such as pelvic floor muscle strength less than level 2 in the 42-day postpartum review, rectus abdominis separation of more than 3 fingers, and severe uterine prolapse, then go to the hospital first, and don’t think about going to an institution to solve it. If you only have mild urinary leakage, 1-2 finger separation of the rectus abdominis, or low back pain, and you want someone to watch your movements and correct your strength, but you can’t spare much time to study training methods when raising your baby by yourself, then choosing a compliant chain organization can really save you a lot of trouble.

Speaking of which, I heard a blogger complain a while ago, saying that she chose a head chain, and every time she went there she was promoted private projects, which made her so annoyed that she canceled her card in the end. This situation is really not uncommon. Nowadays, in order to boost business performance, many chains will give you a complete package of pelvic floor muscles, rectus abdominis, pelvic repair, and lymphatic detoxification, regardless of whether you have needs or not. My cousin went to the first national chain store. After the test, she was told that her pelvic floor muscle strength was level 2, her rectus abdominis diastasis was 3 fingers, and her pelvic expansion was 3cm. She had to apply for a 19,800 annual card, and all items were included. We went to the maternal and child health hospital for retesting. The rectus abdominis was only 1.5 fingers, and the pelvic floor muscle strength was level 3. The doctor said that we didn’t even need to do electrical stimulation in the hospital. We could just practice Kegels and abdominal breathing at home.

I have been involved in this industry for almost 5 years. To be honest, when choosing a chain, you don’t really need to look at how many stores it has opened or how luxurious the decoration is. You must look at two things before entering the door: first, the qualifications of all operators, which require nationally recognized rehabilitation therapist qualification certificates and nurse/nurse certificates. Don’t believe in “advanced obstetrician-rehabilitation practitioner certificates” and “manual pelvic certifications”. Many of these certificates are printed by the institutions themselves and can be purchased for a few hundred yuan.； The second is to see if their salespeople dare to tell you "100% repair" or "guaranteed to shrink your hips by 2cm". Anyone who dares to brag about this can just turn around and walk away. No one in medicine dares to make such a guarantee. Oh, yes, and don’t believe that “the pelvis can shrink the hips with bare hands”. If you feel your hips are wide after giving birth, it’s probably due to fat accumulation during pregnancy and the separation of the pubic symphysis. If the separation is no more than 2cm, it will reset itself in about half a year, and you can’t push it back. Those who crack the bones for you may even cause the joints to become dislocated.

It’s not unreliable. I have a friend who chooses a local small chain. The boss used to be the nurse in charge of a maternity hospital. Their family has a rule that they will first give you the same assessment as the hospital for free. If you don’t meet the standard that requires intervention, they will directly advise you to go home and practice on your own. They will also give you a training manual for free, without even making any money from you. My friend did 8 times of pelvic floor muscle electrical stimulation there, plus the at-home exercises taught by the rehabilitation teacher. Now, half a year after giving birth, she can jump rope, run and jump without leaking urine. The total cost was just over 1,800.

I met my cousin a few days ago. She finally chose the local chain store and only did 5 times of electrical stimulation. The rest she learned the movements from the rehabilitation therapist and practiced at home. Now three months after giving birth, she can already accompany her eldest son to run a mini marathon. She also laughed and said that it turns out that it’s not the birth and health care that is all IQ tax, but she just didn’t find the right place. Don't tell me, this is really true. This industry has never been a scam, only those businesses who want to make quick money are scammers.