After a woman becomes pregnant, the uterus will continue to grow and develop with the fetus. Once the fetus is successfully delivered, the uterus will gradually return to its pre pregnancy level. However, most women are not very clear about the condition of the uterus, so they want to know what size of the uterus is considered normal?
Under normal circumstances, the length of a female uterus is 7 to 8 centimeters, the width is 4 to 5 centimeters, and the thickness is 2 to 3 centimeters. After a woman becomes pregnant, the uterus gradually increases in size. By the end of pregnancy, before delivery, the length of the uterus will reach 35 centimeters, the width will reach 25 centimeters, the thickness will reach 22 centimeters, the weight can reach 1000 grams, and the volume will reach 5000 milliliters.
After the delivery of the fetus, the female uterus will gradually contract and regress. After about 42 days of delivery, the size of the uterus can return to normal non pregnancy size. In fact, postpartum uterine contractions are very important for women. If the uterine contractions are not good, it can cause symptoms such as continuous lochia, postpartum bleeding, and even infection.
Therefore, after giving birth, women should try to get out of bed and move around as early as possible, which is beneficial for uterine contractions, involution, and lochia discharge. Women can also massage the uterus every day after giving birth, using one hand to press on the stomach for circular massage until the uterus becomes hard before stopping. In addition, it is best for women to breastfeed after giving birth, which can also promote uterine contractions. If necessary, they can take oxytocin.
