Contractions - contractions of the uterus, necessary for the birth of the fetus. Distinguish between true and false fights, false appear from 20 weeks and increase 2-3 weeks before delivery (Braxton-Hicks contractions).
Feelings during labor before birth
Symptoms of these fights before birth are manifested by hardening and aching pain in the uterus, which quickly pass and do not lead to the opening of the cervix . But contractions before birth and childbirth are similar, signs of the beginning of birth pains - hardening and soreness in the bottom of the abdomen, and the interval of fights before birth can be different, they disappear or appear. Generic contractions are those that last with a periodicity of 15 minutes or less.
How are the contractions before delivery?
Description of the labor before the birth of each woman is different: it aching pain in the lower abdomen, pain in the pelvis, in the lower back, the intensity can be different - from small painful sensations, as with the monthly, to severe pain in the lower abdomen. A distinctive feature of false fights and fights before birth is their regularity and periodicity. Contractions before childbirth can last up to 5-10 seconds to a minute, and the periodicity is gradually reduced: at first the interval is more than 15 minutes, and when the cervix is fully opened, it shortens to 1-2 minutes. If the duration of labor before birth and the interval between them is the same and is a minute - the cervix should be open and the baby appears.
Birth onset - symptoms
The onset of labor is not just a fight. First, there may be pain in the stomach or in the intestines, similar to poisoning. Then there are irregular and slightly painful contractions of the uterus, which do not yet lead to the opening of its neck, but the mucous plug comes out of it. It is a yellowish or white mucus, but not a watery discharge, which may indicate a premature passage of the amniotic fluid. If the discharge is watery, brown or with an admixture of blood, you should immediately go to the hospital.
How to determine contractions before delivery?
To distinguish true fights from false ones, it is important to understand how the fights take place before giving birth. Before the full disclosure of the cervix in - the average takes up to 12 hours. The cervix should open up to 10 cm, but this can not happen immediately. Disclosure is slow and begins with regular contractions, which last for a couple of seconds, are not very painful and repeat every 20 minutes.
A woman needs to detect the time between fights and, preferably with a stopwatch, to note how many seconds the fight lasts before giving birth. As the cervix is opened, the interval between them is shortened, and the fight itself lasts longer. If the interval between contractions is about 2 minutes and lasts up to a minute - the neck is completely opened, the baby will be born within half an hour, and at this time it is necessary to be in the hospital. And so that the delivery is not taken by surprise, it is important to consider the time between contractions and their duration.
Behavior of a woman during labor
First of all, with the onset of regular bouts, you need to go to the hospital. Upon admission, the doctor will examine the woman, determine how much the cervix has opened, and, if necessary, prescribe additional studies to determine the tactics of giving birth. During the battles, the woman needs to relax and take the most comfortable position for herself.
Relaxing massage in the area of the sacrum or easy stroking of the abdomen also helps to relax, but you can not take a bath or a hot shower. It is necessary to note the time when the release of amniotic fluid will occur - from this moment the child should be born within 24 hours, since a longer anhydrous period leads to infection and complications for both the mother and the child.