What should pregnant women pay attention to in their later years?

When a woman reaches the late stage of pregnancy, especially when she is approaching the due date, because she may give birth at any time, she needs to prepare the things for delivery and the baby in advance, so as to avoid being caught off guard when the baby is about to come. There are many things to pay attention to in the late stage of pregnancy, but many novice parents are not particularly clear about them. The following is a detailed introduction to the precautions for pregnant women in the late stage.

What should pregnant women pay attention to?

1. Prepare the delivery bag. It is generally recommended that pregnant women start preparing their delivery bags when they are 7 months pregnant. This way they can take their time to select and prepare, and avoid being in a panic when encountering emergencies. The delivery bag is a general term for the various items that a woman prepares for delivery, hospitalization, and confinement, including mother's supplies, baby's supplies, and important items for hospitalization. Expectant mothers should be reminded that the first 100 days after a newborn baby is a critical period for skin care. Johnson & Johnson Baby's Global Select Newborn series selects global star products, specially customized for newborn skin, and provides more professional and segmented care for different parts of the newborn baby's body. It gives one-stop care for newborn babies and is the most reassuring choice of skin care kit for new mothers.

2. Sleeping position in the late pregnancy: In the late pregnancy, it is best to choose to sleep on your left side, and keep the leg on the bed side bent. With the ventral side against the bed, you will feel safer. For expectant mothers whose legs are often swollen, they can put pillows or bolsters under their legs to raise their legs when lying on their side. This improves blood circulation in the legs and reduces fatigue. Avoid sleeping on your stomach or back during pregnancy. Sleeping on your stomach with your abdomen pressed is not good for the fetus or the pregnant woman; sleeping on your back in the late pregnancy will cause the enlarged uterus to press on the spine and hinder blood circulation.

3. Abdominal pain: In the late pregnancy, expectant mothers sometimes experience lower abdominal pain due to false labor when resting at night. The pain usually lasts only a few seconds, with intervals of up to several hours. It is not accompanied by a feeling of falling, and the symptoms will be relieved during the day. If an expectant mother suddenly feels persistent severe pain in the lower abdomen, it may be premature birth or a sign of uterine rupture. You should go to the hospital for treatment in time and do not delay.

Precautions for diseases in late pregnancy

1. Abdominal pain: Generally speaking, premature babies usually use various means such as abdominal pain to send signals that they are entering the pelvis early. Therefore, severe abdominal pain in the late pregnancy may be a sign of premature birth. In this case, the expectant mother should go to the hospital for examination immediately.

2. Edema: Physiological edema will not have adverse effects on the fetus and will slowly heal itself after delivery, so expectant mothers do not need to worry too much. Avoid eating foods that are too salty, difficult to digest, or prone to causing bloating on a daily basis. Avoid sitting or standing for long periods of time, and doing some proper exercise can also reduce edema.

3. Increased vaginal secretions: Under normal circumstances, at 37 weeks of pregnancy, the position of the fetus in the mother's abdomen continues to descend, the lower abdomen feels heavy and swollen, and the frequency of irregular uterine contractions increases. Expectant mothers will constantly want to go to the toilet, their bowel movements will increase, and their vaginal secretions will also increase. They must pay attention to keeping their bodies clean because, in theory, delivery may come at any time.