Stockings for delivery - do they need?

Stockings for childbirth are popular clothes in our time. What are they, are they worth wearing, what are their effects on health?

Now more and more popularity is gaining birth in stockings. Here we do not mean linen for decorating the body, it will not be for beauty, but for special medical stockings.

Now on the Internet there are many recommendations from experts that it is necessary to use compression stockings for childbirth or to apply elastic bandages. In practice, women experience these methods and assess their health benefits.

Medical compression underwear protects the veins and vessels of the legs from large overloads. Obligatory indications for the use of this laundry is the presence of the following diseases: varicose veins, vascular lesions of the legs, thrombophlebitis. It is recommended to wear compression socks, tights, stockings for childbirth for preventive purposes to prevent the appearance of cramps, fatigue in the legs, edema, vascular asterisks. This underwear has four degrees of compression. The necessary degree is selected by the doctor depending on the purpose (prophylaxis or treatment). For the period of pregnancy and childbirth is assigned to wear preventive compression linen. But if a pregnant woman suffers varicose veins, the selection of compression stockings is strictly individual. Correctly choose the right size will help the information on the package or the seller-consultant.

Wearing compression underwear during pregnancy prevents the appearance of various complications, contributes to easier bearing of the fetus. But if you did not wear it during the entire pregnancy period, it is still recommended to purchase stockings for birth.

Stockings with a belt and with a certain degree of compression distribute the pressure exerted on the vessels of the legs: on the hips - the minimum, on the calves - the maximum. Such distribution promotes blood circulation improvement, prevents stretching and rupture of vascular walls from stress during labor, serves as prevention of venous nets, varicose veins and tubercles.

Compression underwear - this is not shapeless clothing, it is beautiful, it can be worn after delivery. Being in position, it is better to choose things from natural materials. Compression stockings for delivery are very comfortable, they are made by seamless technology and perfectly pass air. High-quality linen is marked with the letters "RAL".

Due to the strong compression degree, such clothes are difficult to wear, especially when in position. Therefore it will be more convenient to dress him at home, lying on the bed. But if you still could not do this, do not worry, help close people or experienced midwives in the hospital.

Of course, compression tights for pregnant women, as well as stockings with a belt, do not completely prevent the appearance of varicose veins or other problems during and after childbirth. However, they greatly increase the chances of maintaining health. There is an opinion that compression linen will not help if there is a predisposition to the disease. But now an increasing number of women wear it during and after childbirth.