Any natural childbirth - is a 2 main stages: fights and attempts. And each of these steps, your pain mechanism, and hence different ways of dealing with it.
Contractions: pain almost uncontrollable
This is perhaps the longest and painful childbirth. Doctors refer to it as the "first", which discloses the cervix, and powerful "bag" of the muscle containing the unborn baby is reduced, with the strength of pushing out the fetus. The cervix is very, very narrow, until recently, begins to expand under the influence of the fetal head.
Uterus contractions literally petrifies and its ligaments are stretched like ropes. Pain impulses come from everywhere at once: from the cervix, the uterus itself, from the ligaments. Pain is pulling, aching in nature. This visceral pain (from the internal organs), and the source of its localization to determine unrealistic - sore around the abdomen. In this battle it is impossible to control and weaken the force of will.
Anesthesia for fetal health
One of the negative aspects of pain - to stimulate the release of adrenaline from the adrenal glands. Adrenaline makes the heart beat more often, supports blood flow to the vital organs and tissue depletes its periphery. So during painful emissions suffering food placenta - that is, in these moments the baby does not have enough oxygen.
It comes to the aid of anesthesia. The pain is blocked, the adrenaline rush is reduced, and placental blood flow is maintained at a normal level.
Pain and endorphins
Between contractions comes into action is another system of the human body - analgesic. We in fact feel any kind of pain only at 30% of its power. And in response to produce substances that are similar in their properties with artificial opioids - morphine or internal endorphins.
During childbirth releases massive amounts of adrenaline and a smaller amount of endorphins. Thus analgesic system protects the woman in childbirth from a painful shock. But immediately after the process, many women experience euphoria - and not only from the meeting with the child, but also because in their blood raged morphine, endorphins.
Many doctors, working with pain during labor, promote the development of the female body internal endorphins - stroking belly, do special massage, include soft music, and so forth. Because these substances are produced not only in response to pain, but also as a reaction to something nice.
Attempts: controlled pain
The second stage of labor - pushing out the fetus with vain attempts. During this period, the cervix is fully opened and the child is able to pass through the birth canal.
The pain at this stage has a certain character - it is localized in the rectum, vagina and sacrum. It hurts something that crushes the fruit. This woman has the power of control - it can, for example, to speed up or slow down the passage of the baby. If the new mother and squeezed in fear waiting for each new attempts, the muscles between her legs clenched and breathing diskoordinirovano. The result - a lot of pain.
Help can only prenatal training. It is necessary to advance a woman has learned to breathe correctly and not starve muscles. During a visit to the special courses as you can "rehearse" the optimal position during labor. At the back, by the way, it is better not to lie, because then the uterus is surrendering to the inferior vena cava than worsen the blood flow to the heart. If possible, take the vertical position.
The third stage: the output of the placenta
There is a third stage of labor - discharge of the placenta. But this process is painless. Discomfort maternity can deliver unless the repair of episiotomy, usually performed under local anesthesia in all.
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