Signs of labor about to give birth pregnant women need to pay special attention to

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Labor is a process that any pregnant woman has to go through to be able to welcome her beloved, baby baby. The phenomenon of labor is completely physiological, it helps the fetus and its appendages to be removed from the mother's body. Signs of impending labor will happen at any time depending on each person and many factors.
The duration of labor will vary depending on factors such as labor contractions, labor pain, genital tract, maternal pelvis or fetal position... , the cervix will open more slowly because the perineum is still solid, so the time of labor will also be longer than the mother giving birth.
Although every pregnant woman will have different symptoms of labor, most will show the following signs of labor:
Pre-labor: This is the stage before actual labor, which can be prolonged. a few weeks long. Pregnant women may have signs of labor such as: Frequent urination, increased vaginal discharge, abdominal pain, uterine contractions - mild - no obvious pain, pain in pelvic joints...
Stage True labor occurs when 3 out of 5 of the following are present:
Increasing intermittent abdominal pain Red vaginal discharge There is a change in the uterine cavity (cervix clears and opens) Amniotic fluid is formed There is progress of the fetal position after each uterine contraction

Trắc nghiệm: Dấu hiệu tiền sản giật là gì?

Tiền sản giật là 1 trong những biến chứng của thai kỳ đặc trưng bởi huyết áp cao và có dấu hiệu tổn thương hệ thống cơ quan khác, thường là gan và thận. Tiền sản giật hay gặp ở sản phụ mang thai sau 20 tuần, việc nhận biết các dấu hiệu sớm của tiền sản giật là vô cùng quan trọng để can thiệp kịp thời, bảo đảm sức khỏe cho mẹ và con.

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Thạc sĩ, Bác sĩ y khoa,
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Khoa Sản phụ khoa - Bệnh viện Đa khoa Quốc tế Vinmec Phú Quốc
As soon as labor contractions and abdominal pain in labor, vaginal mucus, vaginal watery discharge ... pregnant women should be hospitalized immediately because that is the time to indicate that they are about to give birth. In addition, also may experience false labor in the last few weeks of pregnancy with manifestations such as:
Severe or mild, often appearing in the front abdomen and pelvic area. Appears suddenly and then disappears, not consecutively, neither increasing nor strengthening over time. May decrease with change of position. Do not dilate the cervix. Therefore, you need to accurately recognize the real signs of labor to get to the hospital in time, including:
Feeling pain every time the abdomen is hard: the contractions are getting thicker and stronger every time. Vaginal pink mucus discharge: pink mucus, or sometimes blood. Dilute vaginal discharge: suddenly see a lot of vaginal water, the water is often cloudy and has a fishy smell, then continues to ooze. In short, if you have one of the above signs of labor about to give birth, pregnant women need to go to the hospital immediately to monitor the progress of labor as well as get the help of a doctor.

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