Complications during childbirth, complications during labor. How does childbirth happen? What can happen during childbirth?

Today, with the help of the book “Yoga for Pregnant Women,” we will find out how a child behaves during childbirth. Everybody heard that he's moving on birth canal- but how exactly does this happen?

To understand what happens during childbirth, it is important to realize that it is hard work for your baby, commensurate with the pain you experience. The intensity and frequency of contractions is simply necessary for the child, since in order to be born he must make six basic movements. As he moves, the nature of the contractions changes and becomes more intense so that the baby can fit into narrower areas of your pelvis.

So, during the first (contractions and cervical dilatation) and second (and expulsion of the fetus) periods of labor, your baby makes six basic movements:

descent;
flexion;
rotation inward;
extension;
outward rotation;
pushing out

To provide space for these movements, three important changes occur to the cervix:

smoothing;
disclosure;
lean forward.

When the baby and cervix work together, labor can proceed naturally. Let's take a closer look at this process.

How the cervix prepares for childbirth

Already a few weeks before the onset of labor, you may feel weak contractions. These are called Braxton-Hicks contractions and are considered a false start to labor. However, these contractions are necessary so that the walls of the cervix begin to soften and mature, preparing for opening. As true labor begins, regular contractions will facilitate the process of cervical effacement and dilatation. Each subsequent contraction will help the cervix to open, smooth out and reach its full diameter of 10 cm; The walls of the cervix become thinner. The thick walls should become paper thin; this process is measured as a percentage from 0 to 100. In addition, the cervix should tilt forward.

As your cervix undergoes these changes, your baby also works in unity with it, performing its basic movements.

Baby's movements during contractions

First, the baby's head must be inserted into the entrance to the pelvis. This occurs when its head descends into the pelvic cavity and aligns with the ischial spine.

Thus, the child becomes at the zero level in the pelvic cavity. The first movement a baby makes during childbirth is descent. The baby must move lower along the birth canal and overcome the zero mark. This occurs between the latent and active phases of the first stage of labor.

After this, the child makes a second movement - bending. To squeeze into a narrower area of the pelvis, he must press his chest to his chin. Having bent, you can move on to the third movement - this is inward rotation. The baby will have to turn half-turn from a position facing the side of the mother's body to a position facing the mother's spine. Sometimes it takes time, and sometimes it just doesn't happen.

When your baby turns his back to your spine (facing your stomach), this can lead to very intense and painful spinal contractions. A sign of spinal contractions is pressure in the lumbar region on the right or left. This pain is felt even between contractions. Some midwives and doctors give the woman the opportunity to wait and advise her to move and change positions so that the baby still turns over to face the spine. The baby's inward rotation occurs somewhere between the active and transitional phases of the first stage of labor.

Movements of the child during pushing

When the baby is ready to be born, he makes three final movements. These movements coincide with the second stage of labor - pushing. The baby extends his head in the birth canal. When this happens, we talk about the appearance of the head in the pelvis at around +3. You can actually see the head when you start pushing.

As soon as you manage to push the head out, the baby makes another movement - external rotation. When the head appears, the baby turns his face to the side. Usually the doctor helps him make this movement. At this stage, the baby is ready for his final movement - pushing out. The birth is complete!

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What is a child's place

The placenta is the place where the baby lives and develops in the uterus during the nine months of pregnancy. It is through the placental tissue that the child receives all the vital microelements, vitamins and oxygen for full development. After the baby is born, the membrane comes out and, as gynecologists say, it is also born. If the course of labor is not complicated, the placenta comes out immediately after the baby.

The fate of the children's place

There are many myths and assumptions about the fate of the children's place. For example, in some African tribes it is customary to eat the placenta immediately during childbirth. Moreover, the mother of the child should eat it; according to African aborigines, this gives the woman in labor strength and restores nutrients lost during pregnancy in the body.

In our country, there are opinions that at the end of childbirth, the baby’s place is sent to special laboratories, where cosmetics are made from its tissues. There is also a widespread rumor that placental tissue is used to obtain stem cells for human cloning purposes.

However, in reality everything is much simpler. Judging by the answers of Elena Berezovskaya, who is a specialist in the field of gynecology and the author of dozens of specialized books, nothing is done from the child’s place and placental tissue in most cases is simply disposed of. Exceptions include tissues that are sent for histological examination. This occurs in the case of birth complications, stillbirths and pathologies. Also, tissues can be preserved at the insistence of the obstetrician for further research as visual material when training staff. In this case, permitting documents are not required from the woman in labor and the woman simply does not know about the subsequent fate of this organ.

Today, with the help of the book “Yoga for Pregnant Women,” we will find out how a child behaves during childbirth. Everyone has heard that it moves through the birth canal - but how exactly does this happen?

So, during the first (contractions and cervical dilatation) and second (and expulsion of the fetus) periods of labor, your baby makes six basic movements:

descent;
flexion;
rotation inward;
extension;
outward rotation;
pushing out

To provide space for these movements, three important changes occur to the cervix:

smoothing;
disclosure;
lean forward.

When the baby and cervix work together, labor can proceed naturally. Let's take a closer look at this process.

How the cervix prepares for childbirth

As your cervix undergoes these changes, your baby also works in unity with it, performing its basic movements.

Baby's movements during contractions

First, the baby's head must be inserted into the entrance to the pelvis. This occurs when its head descends into the pelvic cavity and aligns with the ischial spine.

Movements of the child during pushing

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At present, the optimal method of managing labor in infected women has not been fully determined. To make a decision, the doctor needs to know the results of a comprehensive virological study. Natural childbirth includes a whole range of measures aimed at adequate pain relief, prevention of fetal hypoxia and early rupture of amniotic fluid, reducing injuries to the birth canal of the mother and the baby’s skin. Only if all preventive measures are followed does...

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I gave birth to my third child in Germany. I really enjoyed it. I really regret that I didn’t think of this earlier. While giving birth here in the 4th maternity hospital, they pierced my bladder, squeezed out the baby (I don’t know why, I usually give birth in 3-4 attempts), and injected me with Paramedol. My children were born blue, flaccid, with a grade of 6-7. When I gave birth in Germany, my daughter was born full of strength, immediately latched onto the breast, and received a rating of 9/10. I cannot express in words how pleased I am! Thank you...

Any woman is overwhelmed with a lot of emotions. This is the expectation of a joyful meeting, and discomfort, and fear of the unknown. Childbirth is a big stress, and whether it will be positive or negative depends on many factors. In any stressful situation, especially during childbirth, it is very important to know the simplest rules of behavior: what actions will help you get out of this situation with minimal losses, and what actions can cause harm. We will talk about harmful actions, about “don’ts” during childbirth in this article.

Before labor begins

Even if all the waiting periods have already passed, as a rule, labor begins suddenly. And here it will be very important to maintain composure and tune in to the right mood. With the onset of labor You shouldn’t panic, rush around the apartment randomly, or rush. The duration of the first birth, as a rule, is 10-12 hours, the second and subsequent births occur faster (6-8 hours), but almost any woman has enough time to get ready, take a shower and get to the maternity hospital. While the contractions are insensitive, they are difficult to distinguish from the harbingers of labor. Unlike true contractions, the precursors are irregular: their duration and pauses between them fluctuate, the duration and strength of sensations do not increase over time. True contractions come more than 8 times in two hours, their duration, intensity and frequency increase over time. The pauses between them are shortening. Changing body position, breathing and water procedures relieve the condition, but do not stop the contractions. If you decide that these are true contractions, start getting ready for the maternity hospital.

It’s good if all things are collected in advance, because rushing around the apartment in search of what you need during childbirth is not a pleasant pleasure, especially since at the end of pregnancy the sense of balance is disturbed, weakness and dizziness may occur. Careless movements, especially when taking a shower, can lead to falls. You can't fall during childbirth! A fall may cause placental abruption. In this case, the placenta separates from the uterus prematurely (during normal pregnancy and childbirth, placental abruption occurs only after the birth of the child), which leads to significant blood loss to the mother and threatens the life of the fetus.

If you forget some of your personal belongings at home, do not be upset, because in all maternity hospitals, if necessary, you will be given hospital slippers, a robe, a towel and a nightgown. And everything else will be brought to you while you are in labor. Before leaving home, just check the availability necessary documents(passport, exchange card, insurance policy, contract for childbirth management, if any). Documents must not be forgotten, because in its absence doctors will not have documentary evidence necessary examination, which may serve as a reason for assigning you to a special observational unit or transferring you to a special maternity hospital, where women with suspected breast cancer give birth infection. Considering that labor often begins suddenly, it is better to carry medical documents with you at all times.

In no case You cannot get to the maternity hospital by driving a car yourself. And although the first contractions are not painful, it will be difficult to predict their intensity after half an hour. Severe pain and breaking of water will not contribute to a careful assessment of the road situation, and even a minor accident can lead to serious consequences. It is better to contact the emergency medical service.

Under no circumstances should you stay at home if you have the following symptoms::
1. If your water breaks
2. If spotting appears
3. If you are worried about a headache, blurred vision, pain in the epigastric region and in the uterus.
4. If the child’s movements become very violent or, conversely, become difficult to feel.
In these cases, it is necessary to get to the hospital as quickly as possible, ideally by ambulance with medical escort. Before the ambulance arrives to the expectant mother You must take a horizontal position lying on your side. Also, women whose previous births were quick or rapid should not gather for a long time.

Immediately after arriving at the maternity hospital, you begin filling out medical documents that doctors will use during childbirth. Some of the data in these documents will be taken from the exchange card, some will be entered from words. It is important to answer all questions accurately, under no circumstances you can't hide anything, even if it seems to you that they are not related to the events taking place. Thus, vacuum aspiration suffered 10 years ago can provoke bleeding during childbirth, and blood transfused in early childhood, hemolytic disease The child has. Of course, the doctor should be warned about such risks in advance.

Childbirth is one of the most impressive moments that a woman's body experiences, but also one of the most painful. If you are expecting a baby or planning to become pregnant soon, you may be wondering what will happen to your body when your baby arrives. Here is detailed information from the experts. Every woman in labor encounters the stages described below in one form or another.

Your water will break

One of the first things a woman going into labor will experience is her water breaking. This is a sign that the birth process has begun. For some women, this happens spontaneously when the body's reaction is triggered at the cellular level. It is worth considering that each woman experiences this moment of childbirth individually, just like everyone else. This means that you will experience your water breaking differently than others.
This may be a slight discharge or, on the contrary, very intense. You may or may not experience uterine contractions. However, there is something in common - after the water breaks within a few hours, the labor process will begin. In other words, if your water breaks, you definitely need to go to the hospital. Your baby is ready to be born and you need health care so that this process is safe for both of you.

You will forget about hunger or fatigue

You might think that the process of having a baby leads to extreme hunger. After all, your body is doing a lot of physical work. However, experts note that everything is not entirely true. Some people start to worry about not being able to eat for too long, but this is in vain - you definitely won't feel like eating at all.
In addition, you will not experience fatigue, despite the fact that the body will work very intensely. Changes in hormone levels keep you alert and strong for labor. It doesn't matter whether it's day or night - you won't want to sleep. After the baby is born, you will be able to regain your strength - you will probably immediately want to sleep. This will all happen completely naturally, so don't worry.

You will feel contractions

Contractions are the most obvious part of the birth process. When you give birth, your uterus contracts and pushes the baby out. Contractions are painful, but they are necessary for the baby to be born. As you approach your due date, your uterus will begin to contract. The first contractions do not mean that you are already giving birth, they are just preparation for what will happen in the near future.
Such contractions usually occur chaotically and are accompanied by minimal discomfort. Only when contractions become regular and intense can you assume that labor has begun. Frequent and painful uterine contractions, occurring every three to five minutes for two hours, are a sign that your baby is about to be born. This means that you should rush to the hospital if you are not already there.

You will get back pain

The contractions themselves are quite painful, and they also cause back pain. In fact, this is one of the first signs of the onset of contractions. Since the uterus is a large muscle, its contractions can cause back discomfort. In addition, back pain may be completely unrelated to contractions. Most often, the baby descends through the birth canal facing the spine. However, sometimes its position is different, and then its skull can touch the spine. This will cause a fairly noticeable feeling of discomfort. There is no need to be afraid - such sensations do not mean that something is going wrong.

Removal of the mucus plug

During birth, a variety of bodily fluids leave the body with the baby. Among them will be a mucus plug. During pregnancy, it blocks the cervix to protect the baby from infection. The closer the birth process is, the less tightly this plug stays in the cervix. Its release may be a harbinger of childbirth. If you notice unusual discharge, don't panic. Stopper is a thick, sticky gray mucus that you may notice on your underwear or toilet paper. If it does not appear before giving birth, you will probably notice a large number of mucus during childbirth. It can be quite off-putting, but it's all a natural part of the wonderful process of bringing a baby into the world. You should not be embarrassed at all about this - doctors are well aware that this is absolutely normal.

You will lose blood

In addition to mucus, you will also lose a lot of blood during childbirth. But there is no need to worry, as blood loss is completely normal. The placenta contains quite a lot of blood, and the body accumulates as much fluid as possible in advance, preparing for the birth process. You lose even more blood when the placenta comes out. The blood comes out in an intense stream, which frightens some women. Nevertheless, the doctor monitors the process and may well assess whether this amount is normal. If something goes wrong, you are guaranteed to receive necessary help. If everything is in order, rest assured, your body will quickly recover after the baby is born.

The cervix will almost disappear

When you give birth, the cervix goes through several changes, including almost complete disappearance. It moves relative to the uterus, thinning and expanding so that the baby's head can pass through the uterus. As a result, we can say that it practically disappears.
Doctors note that there are no other parts of the body capable of such transformations - not a single organ is capable of disappearing and appearing again. After childbirth, the cervix magically restores its miniature size. This is surprising - usually the hole is so small that it is practically undetectable, and during the birth process the baby passes through it. After this, the hole returns to its previous size. All this suggests that childbirth is a truly unique process.

Your uterus will stretch

During childbirth, not only the cervix changes, but also the uterus itself - it stretches greatly. This is necessary to facilitate the baby's exit. The process is accompanied by the release increased amount lubricant so that the child slips out. Do you wonder how a pregnant woman feels at this moment? As a rule, women feel pressure in the lower abdomen, similar to the urge to go to the toilet. If you are worried about what will happen to the uterus after childbirth, you can calm down - it will recover and the swelling will go away, although she will not become exactly the same as before. You will feel discomfort for a while, but after a few weeks you will feel much better. A warm bath will help relieve swelling and pain. You can also do pelvic floor exercises to help you recover faster after childbirth.

After the placenta is delivered, the uterus will contract

After the baby is born, the placenta is delivered. After this, the uterus begins to contract and return to its previous size. Some women notice pain during the recovery process. Nevertheless, painful contractions are good, because this is how the vessels that were open when the placenta came out close. You should only worry if the discomfort bothers you too much and does not go away for a long time. long term. In such a situation, you should consult a doctor to eliminate the possibility of complications.