What to do if labor is too painful? Breathing method during labor

After ten months of pregnancy, the baby is finally coming out, but giving birth is so painful. Is there any way to relieve the pain? What is the best way to breathe during childbirth?

The pain of childbirth is mainly caused by the following factors:

Uterine contraction, muscle tension, fear-tension-pain cycle - some women are afraid of childbirth because of pain. Due to lack of childbirth experience and the exaggeration of labor pain by relatives and friends around them, they are full of fear of childbirth. This fear will cause muscle tension, leading to intensified and prolonged uterine contractions, which in turn will increase the pain.

It is recommended that you prepare yourself mentally before childbirth. Childbirth is a physiological process unique to women. As the saying goes, "when the melon is ripe, it falls off the vine." Women are born with the ability to give birth, so don't look at childbirth too scary. Of course, uterine contractions during childbirth will cause labor pains, which is a natural phenomenon and is fundamentally different from the pain caused by illness or injury. The mental state of the parturient has a lot to do with labor pains. If you are nervous and afraid of childbirth, the pain will be more severe. Therefore, pregnant women should fully understand the relevant knowledge of childbirth before childbirth, build up confidence in childbirth, learn and master the skills of how to reduce pain during childbirth, and maintain a calm state of mind to welcome the arrival of childbirth. When the pain is unbearable, you can also use drugs to relieve pain, such as epidural anesthesia or laughing gas inhalation.

1. Shallow breathing: Before the start of labor, pregnant women can lie in the same position as the delivery position, slightly open their lips, and slowly absorb the air. Inhale only into the upper half of the lungs, breathe lightly and shallowly, and practice with equal intervals between inhalation and exhalation. The main function of this method is to relieve the abdominal tension of pregnant mothers.

2. Chest breathing: Pregnant women lie on the bed, naturally flatten their shoulders, lie on their backs, relax their bodies, open their legs easily, bend their knees slightly, open their thumbs, put the other four fingers together, and place their hands lightly on the lower abdomen to form a triangle. First, exhale all the air, then inhale slowly, let the left and right chests bulge, and the sternum protrude upward. After inhaling enough air, hold your breath, relax your whole body, and exhale all the air slowly and gently. Then take the next breath naturally, and practice repeatedly.

3. Deep abdominal breathing. The method of this process is the same as that of chest breathing. The only difference is that when inhaling, the left and right chest do not need to bulge out, and the sternum does not need to protrude upward.

4. Short breathing: This method means that the pregnant woman concentrates on taking several short breaths in succession.

Foods to replenish energy during childbirth:

1. Functional drinks. Childbirth can make expectant mothers lack appetite. Drinking some functional drinks, such as Red Bull, can replenish physical energy and calories in time.

2. Milk. Milk has high nutritional value, containing water, protein, fat, carbohydrates, as well as a large amount of calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins, niacin, etc., which are very helpful for women to give birth.

3. Brown sugar water. Brown sugar water is also a very nutritious food. Drinking brown sugar water during childbirth can provide sufficient calories for the mother. Sucrose enters the body and can quickly produce energy. Brown sugar water can also replenish body fluids, which is also very helpful for women's labor process.

4. Chocolate. Chocolate is the most suitable food to eat during childbirth. During childbirth, a certain amount of chocolate can act as a midwife. At the same time, chocolate is rich in nutrition and contains a large amount of carbohydrates, which can be absorbed by the human body in the shortest time and provide a large amount of calories for the human body.

5. Eggs. Eggs are rich in nutrition and protein. They also contain lecithin, yolk, and a variety of vitamins and minerals. They are easy to digest and suitable for mothers to eat during childbirth.

After labor, normal uterine contractions generally have the characteristics of rhythmicity, symmetrical polarity, and contraction. Rhythmicity is a sign of labor, which is beneficial to the fetus and symmetrical. Normal contractions start from the uterine horns on both sides. Acute contractions are the strongest and most persistent at the bottom of the uterus, and then gradually weaken downward. During the contraction, the muscle fibers of the body of the uterus shorten and become wider, and then relax again. Contractions occur repeatedly, but they cannot return to their original length. The muscle fibers will become shorter and shorter. After labor, the strongest part of the uterine contraction is at the bottom of the uterus.