What are the signs before a normal birth?

I believe everyone is familiar with secretion. There are generally two ways of childbirth, one is cesarean section and the other is natural birth. We know that natural birth has many benefits, so many pregnant women like to choose natural birth. We suggest that pregnant women who choose natural birth should master some knowledge about natural birth, especially the signs before natural birth. In the following article, we will give you a detailed introduction to the signs before natural birth.

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.

In the above article, we introduced various ways of childbirth. We know that natural childbirth is a common way of childbirth. Natural childbirth has many benefits. The above article gives us a detailed introduction to the signs before natural childbirth. I hope the information introduced above can bring some help to everyone.