How many weeks is normal labor?

As the fruit of love in a family, children are not only a reflection of the love between parents, but also a responsibility belonging to the family. Therefore, being pregnant is a blessing for prospective parents, and they look forward to the birth of their children every day. So how many weeks should a normal delivery take?

How much does a normal delivery cost?

The definition of a full-term baby is: the gestational age is between 37 and 42 weeks, and the growth and development of the fetus in all aspects meet the standards for delivery. There is now a definition for full-term babies. Babies born before 37 weeks are called premature babies, babies born between 37 and 38 weeks are early babies, babies born between 39 and 40 weeks are full-term babies, babies born between 41 and 41 weeks are late-term babies, and babies born after 42 weeks are premature babies. Therefore, it is not 40 weeks that is considered full-term. A pregnancy of 39 weeks is also full-term.

It is important to note that after the symptoms of labor appear, it does not necessarily mean that the labor process will actually begin immediately. Often, it's impossible to tell exactly when true labor begins because early contractions can feel like false labor when they begin. However, if the contractions become longer, stronger, and more concentrated, the delivery process has basically begun. At the beginning, the interval between contractions is about 10 minutes, and it is difficult to stop or relieve them no matter what you do. As the labor progresses, the contractions will become more painful and more frequent.

Pregnant women of course the whole process of childbirth

The process from the beginning of uterine contractions to the delivery of the fetus is called the total delivery process. The total delivery process is divided into three parts in clinical medicine, namely three delivery processes.

First stage of labor: cervical dilation. At the beginning, there will be periodic abdominal cramps, accompanied by the enlargement of the cervix, the pain will last longer and longer, and the intermittent time will become shorter and shorter. Because the cervix dilates slowly, the first stage of the birth process is the most time-consuming.

Cycle time: about 8-12 hours before delivery (first delivery)

Second stage of labor: the period when the baby is delivered. When the cervix begins to open, the cervical wall softens at the same time, and the egg membrane surrounding the fetus will separate from the endometrium around the cervix, and bleeding will also occur at this time. As time goes by, the pain becomes more and more intense, the egg membrane will rupture, and the pregnant woman's amniotic fluid will be discharged, which is called amniotic fluid rupture. Once your cervix is ​​fully opened, you enter the stage of fetal delivery, which means that your baby is finally leaving your body. At this time, as the uterine contractions increase, the cervix opens fully, and the first part of the fetal head begins to descend to the pelvis. As the delivery process progresses, the uterine contractions increase, forcing the fetus to be delivered from the mother.

Cycle time: about 1 to 2 hours.

The third stage of labor: embryo delivery period. After the baby is delivered, there are still uterine contractions to promote the delivery of the embryo, but the contractions at this time are relatively painless. Next, the doctor will clean the pregnant woman and, if there are any tears on the vulva, they will do some stitches.

Cycle time: about 5 to 15 minutes.

However, some expectant mothers rarely feel anything before they start to feel strong and regular contractions, or even have no signs of labor. Even for the same pregnant woman, the feeling before giving birth may be different each time. It can be seen from this that the signs before delivery vary from person to person.