The signs and symptoms of childbirth
Some women are aware from the first moment that their birth has begun, however, others find it difficult to identify the signs that labor has begun, especially if they are first-time mothers . Knowing the different signs that precede the birth of your baby will help you to live the process with less
Some women are aware from the first moment that their birth has begun, however, others find it difficult to identify the signs that labor has begun, especially if they are first-time mothers . Knowing the different signs that precede the birth of your baby will help you to live the process with less anxiety.
Signs that the birth has begun
You will wonder what the symptoms of labor are and when you should go to the hospital. There are a series of reactions that cause dilation of the cervix. It will be the midwife or gynecologist who will confirm by means of a vaginal touch that you are ready to give birth, but knowing which are the signs that precede the birth will help you at this moment.
Explosion of the mucous plug: when the cervix begins to dilate, loss of the mucous plug can occur, a thick, brown flow that mantenido has kept the cervix sella sealed during the 40 weeks of pregnancy to protect the cervix. baby of possible infections. The expulsion of the stopper may occur weeks, days or hours before delivery. Only this fact is not a sufficient symptom to go to the hospital, but you can stay alert because the delivery is near. Cramps and pain: the baby has to descend down the pelvis and rotate on itself so that birth occurs. This decrease can be triggered days before the birth. This causes you to feel cramps in the back part or in the groin, as well as pressure in the pelvis and rectum. You may also feel more urge to urinate because the uterus is pushing the bladder a lot more.
Break water: the rupture of the bag containing the amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby during pregnancy causes the expulsion of fluid through the vagina, occurs constantly and increases with the movements. You will notice that you get wet. If this happens, go to the hospital, in most pregnant women is a sign of labor and begin to have contractions after the rupture of the amniotic bag. Contractions: it is the most evident symptom that labor has begun. Each woman feels the contractions in a different way, even the same woman may feel different in each birth. During contractions, the abdomen becomes hard and there is a
pain in the back and lower abdomen
. They can be perceived as menstruation pains but more intensely. Do not confuse these contractions with those of Braxton Hicks. The difference between the two is that they do not yield even if you change your position. When to go to the hospitalIf you are close to the probable date of delivery, you must take into account these symptoms to go to the hospital:
- if you have broken water
- if there is heavy bleeding
- when the contractions do not yield to rest , they last around a minute, they are produced with an interval of 5 minutes and they have a stable rhythm for more than half an hour.
