Belly pain in late pregnancy

The cause of abdominal pain in the late pregnancy may be due to physiological pain. For example, the weight gain of the baby will stimulate the expansion of the uterus, thereby stimulating rib pain, and false labor can also cause abdominal pain. Belly pain in the late pregnancy may also be caused by pathological factors, such as threatened premature labor and placental abruption, which can cause vaginal bleeding and uterine pain in pregnant women.

1. Physiological pain

1. The enlarged uterus will compress the ribs and cause pain. The baby is getting bigger and bigger, and the burden on the expectant mother is getting heavier. The continuous expansion of the uterus may press on the ribs, causing pain.

2. False labor can cause pain. False labor may cause mild distension and pain in the lower abdomen, and the frequency and duration of contractions are inconsistent. In fact, false labor also means that the expectant mother is about to give birth, so she must pay attention to rest at this time.

3. Fetal movement can also cause pain. As the baby's nose grows bigger, even stretching may cause obvious pain. Expectant mothers should count the fetal movements. Starting from the 28th week of pregnancy, count the fetal movements in the morning, noon and evening every day, one hour each time. Add the total and multiply by 4 to get 12 hours of fetal movements. If the fetal movement is less than 3 times per hour or more than 30 times within 12 hours, it is normal.

2. Pathological stomach pain

1. Placental abruption. Milder symptoms include vaginal bleeding, which is heavy and dark red in color. Some women may also experience abdominal pain or just mild pain. A more serious symptom is that the area of ​​the placenta peeling off from the uterine wall is larger, exceeding 1/3 of the placenta. There will be persistent pain, backache, and lower back pain. The bleeding is related to the area of ​​placental detachment. The more blood accumulates in the placenta, the more painful it will be.

2. Threatened uterine rupture. Abdominal pain in the late pregnancy may be caused by a sign of uterine rupture, with rupture of the uterine body or lower segment. This is a serious situation and will affect the life safety of the fetus and the expectant mother. At the beginning of the threat of uterine rupture, the expectant mother will feel continuous severe pain in the lower abdomen, her face will be very red, and her breathing will be rapid. The pain at the moment of uterine rupture will be relieved after the rupture when the uterine contraction stops. But once the uterus ruptures, everything is just beginning.