Pregnant women giving birth

Women are very happy and contented after becoming pregnant, because during the pregnancy, women will be treated preferentially and can also experience the feeling of nurturing a new life. However, the process of childbirth is relatively painful for women. Both natural birth and caesarean section will cause great harm to the body. Women will also have some pregnancy reactions during pregnancy. Therefore, the entire pregnancy period of women is both happy and painful. So what is the process of childbirth for pregnant women?

The whole process of delivery refers to the process from regular uterine contractions to the delivery of the fetus and placenta, which is called total stage labor. It usually takes more than ten hours. Clinically, the total labor process is divided into three stages, namely the three stages of labor in medicine. That is, the first stage of labor, the second stage of labor and the third stage of labor.

Delivery

Labor process: The whole process from regular uterine contractions to the delivery of the fetus and placenta is called the "total labor process." The total labor process is clinically divided into three stages, namely three stages of labor.

The first stage of labor is the period from the onset of labor to the full dilation of the cervix. It takes an average of 11-12 hours for primiparas and only 6-8 hours for multiparas.

The second stage of labor is the period from full dilation of the cervix to the birth of the fetus. It takes 1-2 hours for primiparas and usually only a few minutes for multiparas.

The third stage of labor is the period from birth of the fetus to expulsion of the placenta. It is similar for primiparas and multiparas, and generally takes 5-15 minutes. If the placenta is not expelled within 30 minutes after the birth of the fetus, the doctor must manually remove the placenta after strict disinfection.

Childbirth is a naturally progressing physiological process, and also a process of dynamic changes in the four factors of childbirth (labor force, birth canal, fetal position, and maternal mental and psychological state). During the entire delivery process, it is necessary to observe both the changes in the delivery process and the safety of the mother and child. Discover abnormalities promptly and handle them as soon as possible. According to the characteristics of the labor process, except for multiparas, first-time mothers generally have enough time to go to the hospital for delivery. There is no need to be nervous or panic. Moreover, if mothers learn to cooperate in different stages of labor, the birth will be faster.

In order to closely observe the labor process, the examination results should be recorded in a timely manner. If there are any abnormal conditions, they should be dealt with as soon as possible. Currently, the partogram is often used to record the progress of labor. The horizontal axis of the partograph is the time of labor (hours), the left side of the vertical axis is the degree of cervical dilation (cm), and the right side is the degree of descent of the presenting part (cm). By plotting the degree of cervical dilation and the position of the fetal presenting part into a cervical dilation curve and a fetal presenting part descent curve, the progress of labor can be understood at a glance.