Introduction to labor pains during pregnancy

It is quite common for pregnant women to experience labor pains before delivery. This is mainly because the upcoming birth of the fetus will cause the cervix to dilate, so we recommend that mothers should go to the hospital in time to prepare for delivery. I hope that female friends can bear the labor pains before delivery. We all know that giving birth is a happy thing for women, but also a painful thing because you endure the pain of childbirth.

The so-called labor pains are the pain caused by uterine contractions before the fetus is delivered. When the fetus has completed its development and the pregnancy is about to end, the uterus will begin to contract, allowing the fetus to slowly descend from the cervix, pushing the fetus through continuous contraction and tension.

After the cervix is ​​two fingers dilated, the frequency and intensity of uterine contractions will increase, that is, they become more frequent and more painful, with contractions occurring approximately every 3 to 5 minutes, each lasting 30 to 40 seconds; when the cervix is ​​close to being fully dilated, uterine contractions may become as frequent as once every 1 to 2 minutes, each lasting 45 to 60 seconds. When the fetus descends into the pelvis and presses on the pubic bone, the pain will shift from the upper abdomen to the lower abdomen. This is the pain.

Specific manifestations

① Pain all over the body: The uterus contracts due to the squeezing of the fetus, causing pain all over the body.

② Stretching pain: When the fetus is about to be born, the soft birth canal such as the uterine muscles, vagina and perineum are stretched, and you can feel the pain of the tissue and skin being stretched.

③Compression pain: The nerves in the pelvis are compressed by the fetal head. My waist, hips and heels hurt a lot. The “regularity” of labor pains

Labor pains have a regular pattern and vary from person to person. Therefore, when the mother begins to feel contractions, she should calculate the intervals between her contractions. The initial feeling was a slow, dull pain in my stomach and irregular pain in my waist. Then the intervals became shorter and the pain became more intense. When you feel pain, you must be careful and record the time intervals between contractions during the pain. Gradually you will find that the contractions become regular. Every 10 minutes, the contractions will last 30 seconds longer and become increasingly intense.

1. Not only will you feel stomach pain

If mothers understand the causes of labor pains, they will realize that during labor pains they feel more than just pain in their abdomen. Labor pains are caused by uterine contractions, so the waist, buttocks, and heels will feel stretched, and the cervix and vagina will also be very painful.

2. Muscle tension can make muscles very tight

As contractions occur your whole body will feel more and more pain, so try to relax your body.

It is normal for female friends to experience pain before delivery. It means that our baby is about to come into this world. Mothers should be happy, which will help you give birth. You should also relax your mind, which can promote the opening of the cervix. I hope pregnant women can understand this after reading the introduction in this article.