Pregnant woman sleeping on her left side with fetus inside

Why is it good for pregnant women to sleep on their left side to help their babies? Everyone's sleeping posture is different. It will not only relieve your fatigue and make you sleep more soundly, but also affect your cervical spine and put too much psychological pressure on you. Sleeping posture also requires certain attention for some special groups. The most special group is pregnant women. The sleeping posture of pregnant women will directly affect their own health and the health of the fetus. Let’s introduce it in detail.

1. Sleeping on the left side is the best sleeping position for pregnant women in the late pregnancy, because it can relieve the compression of the enlarged pregnant uterus on the pregnant woman's pulmonary artery and iliac artery, so that the blood volume of the uterine artery can be transmitted to the embryo normally, which can provide the nutrients needed for the growth and development of the fetus. In the late pregnancy, the uterus will rotate to the right. Sleeping on the left side can improve the length of the right rotation of the uterus, relieve the vascular dilation of the uterus, and the blood volume of the embryo will continue to increase, which will significantly improve the oxygen production of the fetus.

2. Pregnant women can adopt the left side sleeping posture to reduce the compression of the pregnant uterus on the inferior vena cava and increase the blood return to the heart. As the blood return is improved, the blood volume of the kidneys will increase significantly, which can improve the blood supply to the head tissue and prevent or relieve pregnancy-induced hypertension, which is very important for pregnant women.

3. The best sleeping position in the late pregnancy is to sleep on the left side, because this sleeping method helps to change the right rotation of the uterus, which is beneficial to the growth and development of the fetus. Try not to choose a supine or right side sleeping position, which will compress the inferior vena cava and affect the blood circulation system. The blood supply of the fetus will be affected, resulting in chronic hypoxia of the fetus, causing serious harm to the fetus.

This is an introduction to how pregnant women sleep. I hope that everyone can learn more about the relevant knowledge through the above content. The process of giving birth to a baby is very long, and there will be many problems involved. Many pregnant mothers have not thought about the impact of sleeping posture on themselves and the baby. A good sleeping posture will naturally ensure adequate sleep. The quality of sleep in the late pregnancy will not only affect the quality of one's own sleep, but also affect the growth and development of the baby.