What are the signs before delivery?

Labor means mothers are about to give birth. Before the birth of a new life, we need to know some symptoms so that we can go to the hospital for examination. This will be more beneficial to our health. This is also very beneficial to our body and the baby. Pay more attention to the changes in your body and pay attention to your physical health.

Before normal labor begins, pregnant women may experience some symptoms that indicate that labor is about to begin, which is called threatened labor. If there are signs of impending labor, the pregnant woman will begin preparing to go to the hospital for delivery. Threatened labor includes:

1. Feeling of the fetus descending. At this time, the pregnant woman will feel that her breathing is lighter than before, her upper abdomen is more comfortable than before, and her food intake increases. Because the descending fetal head compresses the pelvis and bladder, pregnant women often have symptoms of frequent urination.

2. Before the onset of false labor, pregnant women often experience "false labor" of varying lengths. Its characteristics are: the intervals between contractions are irregular; the contractions are not severe, only slight distension and pain in the lower abdomen is felt, often occurring at night and disappearing in the early morning; the duration is short and not constant, generally not exceeding 30 seconds.

3. Spotting: When approaching delivery, some women may have a small amount of bloody secretions discharged from the vagina, which is called spotting. Sometimes, mucus plugs may also be discharged at the same time. Bloody show is a reliable sign that labor is about to begin. Most women go into labor within 24-48 hours. The amount of spotting is very small. If it exceeds the menstrual volume, you should consider whether there is bleeding in late pregnancy such as placenta previa.

4. When water breaks, a large amount of fluid will flow out of the vagina and cannot be controlled. After water breaks, umbilical cord prolapse is likely to occur, endangering the life of the fetus. Pregnant women should lie flat and go to the hospital immediately.

If there are regular and gradually increasing uterine contractions, usually every 5-6 minutes, lasting 30 seconds or more each time, accompanied by progressive cervical dilation and descent of the presenting part, this indicates the onset of labor, and the pregnant woman should go to the hospital immediately for delivery.

Symptoms before delivery 1. Uterine fundus descent:

About two weeks before delivery, the fundus of the uterus will drop in a first-time mother. At this time, she will feel relaxed in the upper abdomen, and her breathing will become smoother than before. The uncomfortable feeling of stomach pressure will be relieved a lot, and her appetite will also increase accordingly.

Symptoms before delivery 2. Spotting:

In the last few weeks of pregnancy, cervical secretions increase and the amount of vaginal discharge increases. Normal cervical secretions are a viscous liquid, which usually forms a mucus plug in the cervix to prevent bacteria from invading the uterine cavity. During pregnancy, this secretion is more abundant and thicker. As the uterus contracts regularly, this mucus plug is expelled with the contractions that begin labor;

Also, due to the separation of the fetal membrane at the endometrium and the uterine wall, there is a small amount of bleeding. This bleeding mixes with the uterine mucus plug and is discharged from the vagina, which is called red show. Showing blood is a relatively reliable sign that labor is about to begin. If the amount of bleeding is greater than usual, you should consider whether there is any abnormality. It may be placental abruption and you need to go to the hospital for examination immediately.

Symptoms before delivery 3. A feeling of oppression in the lower abdomen:

Due to the descent, the part that will be exposed first during delivery has already dropped to the entrance of the pelvis, causing distension in the lower abdomen and compression of the bladder. At this time, you will feel back pain and leg pain, difficulty walking, and frequent urination.

Symptoms before delivery 4. Regular abdominal pain:

The pain usually lasts for 30 seconds, with an interval of 10 minutes. Later, the pain duration gradually increases and the interval time shortens, which is called regular labor pains.

Symptoms before delivery 5. Water breaking:

The outflow of amniotic fluid from the vagina is commonly known as "water breaking". Because of the strong contraction of the uterus, the pressure in the uterine cavity gradually increases, the cervix opens wider, the head drops, causing the fetal membrane to rupture, and amniotic fluid flows out of the vagina. At this time, birth is not far away.

The above are the signs before delivery. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. In our daily life, what we need to do is to observe carefully, which is very good for our body. Such timely discovery and timely examination are very good for our body. Pay more attention to your physical health, which is very good for your body.