Patient's question:
Female, 25 years old. I am 8 months pregnant and about to give birth. Please ask: When giving birth, do I shave myself?Doctor's answer:
Generally, it is doctors who use the professional term "prepping" in clinical diagnosis when women give birth and have their pubic hair removed. Prepping involves using a razor to clean the pubic hair of a woman. This is mainly done to facilitate sterilization and prevent the recurrence of infection. If there is hair in the local area, bacteria tend to grow at the hair root, making sterilization difficult. This is especially true for women who give birth naturally, as the vast majority require an episiotomy to prevent tearing of the anus and rectum during delivery. Without hair, it is also easier to clean and facilitates surgery. In fact, in clinical diagnosis, prepping (commonly referred to as hair removal) is required before some surgeries, particularly those involving the urinary system, because routine urinary system surgeries typically involve indwelling catheters.