As if women are not ready to leave, the first battle - it's still scary. But if you know how to behave in the delivery time, the process will be much easier and faster.
An important condition for the normal course of the first stage of labor is smooth and gradual cervix. During this period, it is impossible to strain clamped in the fight time as fear, tension, anticipation of pain creates a stress response that leads to increased levels of stress hormones (including epinephrine) and a simultaneous decrease in natural painkillers - endorphins.
This imbalance leads to spasm of blood vessels, it is dangerous to the development of the intrauterine fetal hypoxia (lack of oxygen). In this case violated during normal cervical dilatation (develop abnormalities of labor) and the perception of pain increases.
You need to help yourself and your baby overcome birth stress. To do this, there are many methods: the breathing exercises, massage techniques for samoobezbolivaniya birth hydrotherapy - a technique based on the use of water - shower, massage with water bath until the outpouring water. Hot water, in addition to distraction is antispasmodics (muscle relaxant), thereby normalizing the cervical dilatation. Coping with stress also help adoption convenient postures use fitball (big gymnastic ball), and so on. N. An important component of helping to overcome the fear and stress during labor, a positive attitude to labor that requires advance preparation, to learn how to proceed childbirth, and work methods samoobezbolivaniya.
Just as in the time of the bout, it is not necessary to tighten and compress the perineal muscles at the time of vaginal examination conducted by a doctor. This manipulation is necessary in order to determine how the cervix, in which the plane of the pelvis is the head of the fetus. Straining during examination time, you strengthen your pain, increase the inspection time as a doctor is necessary to determine the obstetric situation. At the time of vaginal examination it is recommended to breathe deeply, relax the muscles of the perineum, mindful of the fact that the inspection takes very little time.
When the cervix has a large opening and rupture of membranes occurred, it is not desirable to sit on a hard surface - on a bed, a chair, and so forth.. This prevents the normal insertion of presenting part in the pelvic cavity and the promotion of fruit the birth canal, and creates a positive pressure on the baby's head, which may impair its intrauterine state. When cervical opening close to a full and even more - with the full opening should either be upright (walking, standing, squat, spreading his knees apart - find a comfortable position), or sit on a fitball (big inflatable gym ball) on ship.
Undesirably long time lying on his back, because in such a situation occurs compression gravid uterus arranged for large vessels: the aorta, inferior vena cava, - it is dangerous to a sharp decrease in blood flow to the upper body and the fetus. This leads to a deterioration in health mothers - severe weakness, dizziness, and even fainting - and the development of fetal hypoxia.
