What preparations should pregnant women make before giving birth

Pregnant women should make relevant safety preparations before giving birth. So what preparations should pregnant women make before giving birth? What examinations should pregnant women undergo before giving birth? The following editor will introduce you in detail.

What preparations should pregnant women make before giving birth

1 The mother can perform Lamaze breathing exercises, Lamaze massage for pain relief and auxiliary muscle exercises that aid in delivery with her husband. These exercises can help the mother give birth smoothly.

2 Understand the route and time to the hospital and prepare transportation. You can also prepare a backup plan so that you can reach the hospital in time when there is traffic jam or transportation problems.

3 Two weeks before the expected date of delivery, you should arrange your work and life in advance, and pay sufficient attention to rest to prepare for delivery.

Pregnant women should pay attention to the following matters during pregnancy

1 Pregnant mothers can read more books on fertility during pregnancy, learn more about pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and childbirth, talk more with mothers who have given birth, and communicate with medical staff.

2 Cooperate with the doctor and do regular prenatal reduction. Talk and ask more questions with the doctor to fully understand the probability of natural delivery and have confidence in yourself.

3. Understand the phenomena before delivery and the circumstances under which you should go to the hospital. Ask in time when you find the situation. Remember not to delay going to the hospital. If necessary, you can leave the doctor's contact number.

What tests should pregnant women take before giving birth?

1. Color Doppler Ultrasound or B-ultrasound

Function: Check whether the fetus has an umbilical cord around the neck, whether the blood flow of the umbilical cerebral artery is good, and finally determine the fetal position. Use B-ultrasound to check the fetal position and fetal size, estimate the fetal weight, and further understand the amount of amniotic fluid, etc.

2 Routine blood test

Function: Check red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, ABO blood type, Rh blood type; check whether white blood cells are elevated, the status of red blood cells, hemoglobin, and red blood cell values, which can directly reflect whether the pregnant woman is anemic or losing blood.

3. Take an electrocardiogram

Function: To observe and predict the cardiac burden of pregnant women.

During pregnancy, a pregnant woman's heart will experience two peak periods: the first peak is between 32 and 34 weeks of pregnancy, and the second peak is during delivery.

4. Must do vaginal examination

Function: Check the cervix, vagina, and vulva from the outside to the inside, first check the vulva, then check the vagina and cervix. The vaginal examination mainly checks for condyloma, vascular dilatation, vaginal malformation, vaginal horizontal grid, vaginal vertical grid, double vagina and other conditions related to childbirth.

How to reduce the pain of childbirth

1. Don't push too hard at the beginning. It has to be said that giving birth is very painful for women, which is hard to describe. Generally, when contractions come, people can't help but push hard, but remember not to push hard. Use breathing to relieve pain, breathe according to the strength of contractions, relax, and don't grab and command to push hard. If you push hard in the first process, it will not only slow down the opening of the cervix, but also make you exhausted.

2. You must eat well. Giving birth is a physically demanding process and it takes a long time, sometimes even one or two days. So you must eat well. If you don’t eat, you won’t be able to hold on to the end and end up not having the energy to give birth, which would be a waste of effort.

3. Don’t shout or scream during the delivery process, unlike what is shown on TV. Screaming or screaming will not only waste your energy but may also cause bloating and discomfort, which will continue even after delivery.