Stages of labor. Dilation, expulsion and delivery of the baby

The time of delivery is one of the most feared by first-time moms. Many women receive advice from other moms and listen to the personal stories of friends and family. This contributes to generate anxiety and uneasiness about childbirth. However, each birth is unique and each woman lives it in a diff

The time of delivery is one of the most feared by first-time moms. Many women receive advice from other moms and listen to the personal stories of friends and family. This contributes to generate anxiety and uneasiness about childbirth. However, each birth is unique and each woman lives it in a different way. Knowing the different phases of childbirth and knowing what will happen in each of them, will help you to face the birth of your baby with less concern.

Stages of labor: dilation

In primal women, erasure of the cervix and dilation may last several days. During this time, the neck of the womb needs to be fully widened to allow the baby to exit.The erasure consists in the shortening of the cervix, once this has happened, the stage of dilation begins, which in turn is divided into passive dilation and active dilation. You will

stretch from 0 to 10 centimeters throughout the process and this, not only takes time, but also comes with contractions. Duringpassive dilation en, in which it dilates from 0 to 3 centimeters, contractions occur irregularly and with an average intensity. The pain of contractions varies in each woman. This stage of dilation is convenient to live at home or in a quiet environment outside the hospital. Try to distract yourself, take a shower, watch a movie and even sleep to gain enough strength for childbirth. Until the contractions occur every 5 minutes for at least a period of one hour it is not advisable to go to the hospital.In

active dilation el, the cervix dilates from 3 to 10 centimeters. Contractions will be more frequent and intense. In stage of delivery is when you will be given epidural anesthesia if you wish.

Stages of delivery: the expulsive When you are fully dilated, the expulsion phase arrives. The midwife or gynecologist will guide you on the moment when you will have to push to go helping the baby down the birth canal. With each contraction you will have to push as hard as you can. Never push with the face and neck, the force must be in the abdominal area and in the genitals.The duration of the expulsive stage depends on each womanbut it can range from a few minutes to an hour. When you push the baby's head out of a push, the staff will clean the tracks and check that the umbilical cord is free. There is only one push left to take off the shoulders and the rest will come out alone. At that time, they will put the baby on you so you can see him before taking him to perform the Apgar test and dress him.

Stages of delivery: delivery

The phase of expulsion of the placenta marks the end of labor. The doctor will massage your lower abdomen and press to remove the placenta. They may even ask you to push a little more so that the organ where your child has lived during the 40 weeks of pregnancy can come out. The placenta has protected and carried the necessary nutrients to your child. It is a membranous organ full of veins and at this point, after all the gestation is already aged.

If you have had an episotomy, you will have some points that will later fall and with which you will have to take a careful hygiene to avoid infection. Pregnancy and childbirth have come to an end . You already have in your arms your newborn baby who needs all your love, attention and care. Now begins a new stage in which you face new challenges, the first of them all will be breastfeeding, if you choose to breastfeed your baby.