How long does it take for a pregnant woman to give birth?

Once reaching the late stage of pregnancy, pregnant women are always eager to welcome the birth of the fetus. It’s just that before the fetus is born, the pregnant woman’s body goes through many stages of changes. Among them, engagement of the fetus into the pelvis is an essential stage before the birth of the fetus, because only engagement of the fetus into the pelvis can indicate that the baby is about to be born. When the baby enters the pelvis, the pregnant woman's body will also show corresponding changes, but how long will it take for the pregnant woman to give birth after entering the pelvis?

What changes will occur in pregnant women after the fetus enters the pelvis?

After the fetus enters the pelvis, the position of the fetus is fixed, the fetal movement will decrease accordingly, and the mother's body will undergo various changes.

1. The pregnant woman's abdomen feels like it's falling. When the fetus moves downward, the pregnant woman can feel her abdomen tightening and a distinct feeling of heaviness. The position of the fetus has also changed. It was originally two horizontal fingers below the xiphoid process, but now it may be between the xiphoid process and the umbilicus, and the fetal head will not float.

2. Frequent urination and constipation worsen. After the fetus enters the pelvis, the fetal head will put more pressure on the pregnant woman's bladder, causing symptoms of frequent urination and constipation in the pregnant woman. Pregnant women may find that they always have to urinate more frequently and have to go to the toilet more often at night.

3. Pregnant women breathe smoother and have a better appetite. As the fetus descends, the pressure on the stomach is reduced, and the pregnant woman will feel that her breathing is smoother, her appetite is better, and her food intake increases significantly.

4. After the fetus enters the pelvis, the fetal head will further compress the pregnant woman's pelvic and pubic pain, and false labor will become more frequent. When false labor occurs, the pregnant woman feels like she has dysmenorrhea.

How soon can the baby be born after entering the pelvis?

The fetus enters the pelvis when it enters the pregnant woman's pelvic cavity with its head down and buttocks up. Generally, the fetus enters the pelvis after 36 weeks of pregnancy, but some pregnant women have it enter the pelvis around 32 weeks of pregnancy. The time of delivery after the fetus enters the pelvis varies from person to person.

After the fetus enters the pelvis at 36 weeks of pregnancy, primiparas usually give birth 2-3 weeks later. The fetus enters the pelvis later in multiparous women. The fetus enters the pelvis just before delivery, and labor begins immediately after entering the pelvis.

The early or late engagement of the pelvis has no direct relationship with the time of delivery. Engagement of the pelvis is only one of the conditions for a normal delivery. Early pelvic engagement does not mean early delivery, and late pelvic engagement does not mean late delivery. The time of delivery is determined by the development of the fetus.