What are the symptoms of a pregnant woman before giving birth?

A recent news report said that a pregnant woman was about to give birth on the Suzhou elevated road, but it was the morning rush hour and it was almost impossible for her to get to the hospital in time. Later, the car owner called the police, and after understanding the situation, the traffic police brigade's police car cleared the way and took the pregnant woman to the hospital safely!

Pregnant women experience morning rush hour

Yesterday was Monday, and Suzhou's morning rush hour was as crowded as usual. A pregnant woman about to give birth encountered an emergency on the inner ring elevated road. As traffic was moving slowly, the pregnant woman's family called the police for help. Through media publicity, not only did vehicles on the elevated road give way, but elevated and ground police also conducted multi-point guidance, allowing the vehicle carrying the pregnant woman to pass smoothly and arrive at the hospital in time.

"After we received the order, we quickly mobilized almost all the police officers to conduct traffic diversion along the way." Xu Wenchun, the squadron leader of the Fourth Squadron of the Suzhou Traffic Police Brigade, who participated in the command of the whole process, said that at about 8 o'clock yesterday morning, a car owner called the police and said that a pregnant woman was about to give birth, and the silver-gray car she was riding in was on the way from the West Ring Elevated Road to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. After receiving the order, the traffic police immediately dispatched additional personnel, and arranged police forces from the north to south of the West Ring Elevated Road, from the Ganjiang Road intersection to the Sanxiang Road, and then turned left to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University. Xu Wenchun said that in order to allow the vehicle carrying the pregnant woman to arrive at the hospital as soon as possible, the traffic police communicated with the hospital in advance and vacated a parking space. It took less than 5 minutes from the vehicle for help to the ground to the hospital. According to the traffic flow during the usual morning rush hour, it is impossible to arrive from Ganjiang Road to Sanxiang Road in 5 minutes. The traffic police arranged more than ten police officers on the ground alone, and arranged traffic diversion at more than ten points to ensure that the vehicle for help passed as quickly as possible. When the vehicle in need of help was passing through the elevated road, the police also released information to the majority of car owners through the media. After learning the information, many car owners on the elevated road gave up the "life passage" one after another.

It is understood that the pregnant woman had a sudden premature rupture of membranes in the morning. She was in a relatively stable condition after being sent to the hospital. As of press time, the pregnant woman is still waiting for delivery. The doctor said that premature rupture of membranes is not uncommon. The pregnant woman was sent to the hospital in a timely manner, so the conditions of both the adult and the child are relatively stable.

Symptoms that pregnant women experience before giving birth

The main sign of labor is regular uterine contractions, which occur every 5-6 minutes and last for more than 30 seconds each time. At this time, the cervical canal gradually flattens and expands, and the fetal head descends.

Ten days before delivery, most pregnant women feel their breasts are looser than before. This is because the fetal head descends into the pelvis, and the uterine fundus descends with it, thus relieving the pressure on the stomach. However, the descending fetal head presses the nearby bladder, which reduces the bladder's capacity to store urine, so the pregnant woman urinates more frequently.

A few days before delivery, most pregnant women experience slight backache and groaning, which is the same as the symptoms of menstruation. A common sign before delivery is a small amount of bloody mucus flowing out of the vagina, which is called spotting. Generally, delivery will occur 2 to 3 days after spotting. Some women may see spotting only after delivery. As the cervix becomes looser and opens wider, the mucus plug in the cervix flows out (before delivery, the mucus plug in the cervix can isolate the uterine cavity from the outside world and prevent bacterial infection). In addition, the cervix gradually opens wider, the fetal head gradually descends, and the fetal membrane near the cervix begins to separate from the uterine wall. A few capillaries are stretched and ruptured. Therefore, a small amount of blood and mucus flows out. This is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not require treatment.

The main symptoms of labor are: abdominal pain or backache caused by uterine contractions. When there is abdominal pain or backache, the uterus becomes tight and hard. It starts irregularly, once every half an hour or more than ten minutes, and then the uterine contractions gradually become regular. The interval between two contractions is getting shorter and shorter, about every 3-5 minutes. The duration of uterine contractions is getting longer and longer, about 30-60 seconds, and the uterine contractions are getting stronger and stronger. At this time, family members should accompany you to the hospital emergency room to prepare for delivery.

During labor, there are contractions one after another, abdominal pain moves from the uterine fundus to the lower abdomen, and backache increases. Such uterine contractions are the rhythmic contractions of the uterine muscles during labor, which is a physiological contraction. Then the fetal membrane ruptures, clear liquid (amniotic fluid) flows out of the vagina, the fetal head descends further, and the cervix gradually opens. The mother should have full confidence in childbirth, breathe evenly during contractions, relax the muscles of the whole body after each contraction, seize the opportunity, close her eyes and rest, and happily welcome the cute baby.