How many days does back pain last until delivery?

Many pregnant women will easily experience back pain in the late stages of pregnancy. This is a normal phenomenon caused by the weight of the fetus inside the uterus. When pregnant women experience back pain in the late stages of pregnancy, it is usually time for delivery. However, everyone's physical condition is different. You need to go to the hospital in time to wait for delivery and do a detailed examination to determine how many days it will take to deliver the baby. Pay more attention to your physical health.

How many days does back pain last until delivery?

Most of the time, spotting and water breaking are the precursors of labor. Lower back pain is one of the manifestations of labor and is a normal phenomenon. Lower back pain is thought to be caused by the weight of the baby in the womb. You need to go to the obstetrics department of the hospital for examination and be prepared for delivery at any time.

Before the baby is born, pregnant women should pay attention to the following signs:

1. Low back pain and abdominal pain. Starting from the eighth month of pregnancy, pregnant women will feel their abdomen tightening and hardening when standing, sitting or walking, which may manifest as lower back pain or abdominal pain - this is a sign of uterine contraction. The intervals between contractions range from ten minutes to two hours, and they mostly occur at night. Before delivery, contractions occur every 2 to 3 minutes, each lasting 30 to 40 seconds.

2. Increased urge to defecate. In the late stages of pregnancy, the fetus's head extends into the pelvis, exerting pressure on the bladder and rectum near the uterus, thereby stimulating an increased urge to defecate and urinate.

3. The fundus of the uterus is lowered. About two weeks before the actual delivery, the pregnant woman's uterine fundus will drop. At this time, the fetal movement will be less than before, and symptoms such as lower abdominal distension, back pain, leg pain, and increased vaginal secretions may occur, indicating that the fetal head has descended into the pelvis.

4. Vaginal bleeding. Within 24 hours before delivery, bloody secretions will appear in the vagina, commonly known as "seeing blood". The amount is usually less than normal menstruation. If it exceeds the menstrual amount, it is abnormal.

5. The amniotic membrane ruptures. The increased contraction of the uterus increases the pressure in the uterine cavity, causing the cool, yellowish amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac to flow out, which is called "breaking of water". Delivery usually occurs soon after the water breaks. At this time, the mother must not stand upright or sit up to avoid the umbilical cord from falling out. She should lie flat immediately and her family should quickly send her to the hospital.

What to look out for when you have signs of labor

Expectant mothers should not be too nervous, but should try to stay calm and pay attention to the timing of contractions and reactions after exercise. At the same time, when signs of delivery appear, the expectant mother should prepare for delivery with the help of her family, and go to the hospital in time to wait for delivery after confirming that it is true delivery.

1. Pay attention to the reaction after exercise: Expectant mothers should not always stay in bed during the month before delivery. They need to exercise appropriately. This will not only help with delivery, but also help to distinguish true and false signs of delivery. If it is true labor, contractions will continue as usual regardless of how you move. At this time, you should go to the hospital in time to give birth.

If any of the following occur, please go to the hospital or see a doctor immediately:

(1) Without uterine contractions, the amniotic membrane ruptures and amniotic fluid flows out.

(2) Vaginal bleeding rather than bloody mucus.

(3) The frequency and intensity of uterine contractions increase steadily and continuously.

(4) Expectant mothers can feel a decrease in fetal activity on the east coast.

2. Pay attention to the time related to uterine contractions: Once the signs of delivery appear, the expectant mother should not rush to the hospital. The real labor can be determined by uterine contractions. If there is a fixed time interval, the interval becomes smaller and smaller as time goes by, and each contraction lasts about 30 to 70 seconds, then this is a false labor; if the intensity of the contraction steadily increases, the pain starts from the back and then moves to the front, then it can be determined to be a true labor.