What is the birthing process like for a woman?

Becoming a mother is the happiest moment for a woman, after fertilization and pregnancy, the baby lasts for ten months. Giving birth to a healthy baby smoothly and healthily is what the whole family looks forward to the most. So how do women get pregnant smoothly and achieve the effect of natural childbirth? Let's take a closer look today:

The first stage of labor refers to the process from the beginning of regular contractions every 10 minutes to the full dilation of the uterine opening (10cm). It takes an average of 10-12 hours for a first-time mother, and about 4-6 hours for a mother with prior childbirth experience.

Folding delivery

The second stage of labor refers to the process from full dilation of the uterus to the birth of the fetus. Generally speaking, it takes an average of about 2 to 3 hours for a first-time mother to give birth, and about 1 to 1.5 hours for a mother who has given birth before.

After the head, the most important part of the fetus' body, comes out, the whole body will soon follow, and then the baby will make its loud first cry in life.

Folding late delivery

The third stage of labor refers to the process from the birth of the fetus to the delivery of the placenta. It takes about 30 minutes to 1 hour to wait for the placenta to be delivered naturally. These days, doctors usually pull the umbilical cord to deliver the placenta, which takes about 5-10 minutes. Afterwards, if an episiotomy was performed, local anesthesia is administered and sutures are performed.

Folding mother observing in the delivery room

Abnormal bleeding sometimes occurs after the placenta is delivered, so the mother needs to spend 2 hours quietly in the delivery room after delivery. These two hours are also called the fourth stage of labor. The doctor will measure the mother's blood pressure and other conditions and observe changes in her body.

Note: You must urinate within 4 to 6 hours after delivery, and consider the task completed, even if you don’t feel it. Because your baby is always pressing on your bladder during pregnancy, once the baby is born, the pressure in the bladder will decrease and it will expand without you noticing. When you feel like urinating, you won't be able to because of too much pressure. If you still can't urinate, you will have to have a catheterization, which will cause you unnecessary trouble.