Is it normal to have back pain before giving birth?

Different stages of pregnancy have different symptoms. Pregnancy lasts for nine months, and during these nine months, the body will experience different symptoms. Is back pain before delivery a normal symptom? Many women experience back pain before giving birth. Let’s find out if it is normal to have back pain before giving birth.

There will be back pain before delivery. Before delivery, the uterus will contract. At first, it will be irregular contraction, and later it will become regular contraction, which will cause symptoms of lower back pain. A few days before delivery, most pregnant women experience mild back pain and heaviness, which are the same symptoms as when menstruation is about to come. A common sign before delivery is the discharge of a small amount of bloody mucus from the vagina, which is called spotting. Generally, delivery will occur 2 to 3 days after spotting. Some women may see bleeding after giving birth. As the cervix becomes looser and wider, the mucus plug in the cervix will flow out. In addition, the cervix gradually opens, the fetal head gradually descends, and the fetal membrane near the cervix begins to separate from the uterine wall. A few capillaries are stretched and ruptured, so a small amount of blood and mucus flows out. This is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not require treatment.

When you have stomach pain or back pain, the uterus becomes tight and hard. It starts out very irregularly, occurring once every half an hour or every ten minutes. Then the uterine contractions gradually become regular, and the interval between two contractions becomes shorter and shorter, with the pain occurring about every 3-5 minutes. The duration of uterine contractions becomes longer and longer, about 30-60 seconds, and the contractions become stronger and stronger. At this time, family members should accompany the baby to the hospital emergency room to prepare for delivery.

When labor is imminent, there will be one contraction after another, abdominal pain will move from the fundus of the uterus to the lower abdomen, and lower back pain will increase. This kind of uterine contraction is the rhythmic contraction of the uterine muscles during delivery, and it is a physiological uterine contraction. The mother should have full confidence in childbirth, breathe evenly during contractions, relax all muscles of the body after each contraction, close her eyes and rest, and happily welcome the cute baby.

The above is an explanation of back pain before delivery. Back pain is a normal phenomenon. Because the uterus is constantly contracting, it is normal to have pain before delivery. Many women will suffer from back pain more seriously due to excessive tension. There is no need to be nervous. Only by relaxing the body can the health of the baby be guaranteed.