The first-person perspective brings you an immersive experience of normal childbirth

Natural childbirth, also known as natural childbirth, is a natural physiological process and the way most women choose to give birth. What is the process of natural childbirth? This article will take you through an immersive experience of the process of natural childbirth from the first-hand perspective of the mother.

Pre-hospital preparation: Full-term delivery is between 37 and 41 weeks of pregnancy. If there are no complications, most pregnant women give birth during this period. Therefore, when the full-term delivery is approaching, you must prepare a delivery bag. When you have lower abdominal pain, don't be nervous, please take a rest. If the abdominal pain does not ease after rest, or if there is vaginal discharge, you must take the delivery bag and the baby's father and go to the hospital as soon as possible. If vaginal discharge has occurred, try to lie flat on the road, such as lying flat in the back seat when riding in a car, and properly raise your buttocks, so as to slow down the loss of amniotic fluid.

Preparation for delivery: When you arrive at the hospital, the doctor will give you a routine examination and assist your family members to complete the admission procedures. You just need to wait quietly and follow the doctor's arrangements. Generally, a series of routine examinations such as blood tests, fetal B-ultrasound, electrocardiogram, and fetal heart monitoring are required. During this process, you can ask the doctor if you can eat something. If abdominal pain worsens during this process, you should communicate with the doctor in time. The labor process of multiparas is shorter than that of primiparas. If you have frequent labor pains or feel like pooping, you should communicate with the doctor in time. As the contractions intensify, the cervix will slowly change from a closed state to a fully open state. The "opening of a few fingers" mentioned by the doctor is approximately equal to "opening of a few centimeters", which refers to the dilation of the cervix. In this process, painless delivery is really YYDS. The first time you give birth to a baby, you usually enter the delivery room when the cervix is ​​fully opened. If you have given birth to a baby before, or have a history of miscarriage in the last month, you can enter the delivery room in advance if you have regular contractions until the cervix is ​​three or four centimeters open. If the doctor assesses that you are suitable for natural delivery, you can eat a moderate amount of easily digestible food before entering the delivery room.

Production process: During the delivery process, the doctor may ask you to lie on your side or on your stomach. This is because some babies have incorrect pillow positions. Lying on your side or lying on your stomach can help the baby rotate the pillow position. If some of the changes in body position cannot be corrected, the doctor will perform fetal head rotation. This is a very painful process, but please be sure to relax and follow the doctor's instructions to breathe and exert force. When the cervix dilates to about 10 cm, you will enter the most painful and difficult part of the delivery process, and it is also the most critical stage. You will feel a strong urge to push. Under the guidance of the doctor, you need to hold your breath with all your strength to push the fetus out of the body. After several strong pushes, if the doctor assesses that a side cut is needed, it is generally because the baby is too big or your birth canal is less elastic. If you do not do an episiotomy, the laceration will be more serious. Then the doctor will choose a side cut or a straight cut. Please do not doubt the doctor at this time. When the doctor says that you can use force, you must take a deep breath first, then hold your breath and push down. At this time, it is like pulling poop, pushing your feet down and lifting your hands up. You can take a short break during the contractions, take a deep breath, and then push with the doctor when the contractions occur. Many people who have their first baby will take an hour or even longer from the full dilation of the cervix to the birth of the baby, which is equivalent to a long-distance run. During this process, you can drink sports drinks and eat chocolate to replenish your energy. When the baby's head appears at the vaginal opening, follow the midwife's instructions to hold your breath and push again, and the baby's entire body will slide out. This is a very shocking and joyful moment. After the baby is born, the midwife will perform a series of treatments on the baby. You may take a short break, about 5-30 minutes, and you will need to push again under the guidance of the midwife to expel the placenta. After the fetus and placenta are expelled, the medical staff will check your uterine contractions and vaginal bleeding to make sure everything is normal. Sometimes the placenta cannot be delivered by itself, and the doctor will manually remove the placenta. Manual placenta removal is also a very painful process, and the doctor generally gives painkillers at this time. If you feel pain, you can tell your doctor, but you must cooperate and allow the doctor to deliver the placenta smoothly, check whether there are any lacerations in the birth canal, and suture the incisions.

End of delivery: After the suture is completed, you can put your feet down and have a good rest. If you feel uncomfortable, tell the doctor, mainly to observe the contraction of the uterus and the amount of bleeding.

The entire process of natural birth may take several hours, but everyone's experience is different. During this process, you need to stay calm, listen to the guidance of your doctor and midwife, and have enough faith that your body can complete this great task.

Tips:

1. During the prenatal check-up, you can first ask the hospital where you are going to give birth whether they provide delivery companionship and delivery analgesia, such as spinal anesthesia, which is commonly known as "painless injection", or analgesia device and doula.

2. Remember any abnormal conditions or high-risk factors the doctor mentioned during the prenatal check-up, and promptly provide feedback to the doctor when you are admitted to the hospital.

3. During the delivery process, you must cooperate with the guidance of medical staff, as they are your most capable comrades-in-arms.

4. Avoid shouting or yelling. Sufficient rest is helpful for normal delivery.