I am often asked by patients whether it is better to give birth or to dissect?” My answer is: “If you can give birth, try to give birth by yourself, if you can’t give birth by yourself or if you can’t give birth temporarily, you can have a cesarean section.” Not to mention having a second child! But there are still many pregnant mothers who are torn between the pros and cons of vaginal birth and C-section. In fact, vaginal birth is the best way to deliver your baby and recover after delivery. If there are no abnormalities during pregnancy, women should try to have a vaginal birth for the health of mommy and baby. Many pregnant mothers ask what can be done during the first trimester to help them have an easy delivery and keep their baby healthy. How can I exercise to normalize the fetal position and speed up labor? How can I reduce the pain during labor? Here I will talk about some of the preparation and precautions for easy childbirth for pregnant mothers. I, reasonable exercise during pregnancy – correct fetal position, strengthen the force of birth, reduce labor pain, avoid difficult labor What kind of pregnant mothers are easy to smooth labor? The process of natural childbirth is generally smoother for athletes, dancers and other pregnant mothers who exercise regularly and have developed abdominal muscles. So women should do more abdominal exercise before pregnancy, such as aerobics, belly dance, yoga, playing ball, swimming, jumping rope, sit-ups, frog jumping are very good choices. For pregnancy, it is not advisable to carry out too strenuous and confrontational exercises, you can carry out gentle exercises, such as walking, yoga, swimming, cycling, climbing steps, etc. The benefits of insisting on exercise during pregnancy include: promoting normal fetal position of the baby, shortening the delivery time, reducing labor pain, and speeding up postpartum recovery. Swimming during pregnancy also has a unique role in practicing breath-holding and gas exchange, enhancing cardiopulmonary function, and practicing in advance for the correct breathing exercise when the uterus opens fully to make a strong effort to give birth to the baby. In different stages of pregnancy, exercise has different roles and considerations: 1, early pregnancy (within 12 weeks of pregnancy), the right amount of exercise can promote intestinal peristalsis, reduce nausea, bloating and other early pregnancy reactions, promote the digestion and absorption function of pregnant mothers, not only can provide adequate nutrition to the baby in the womb, but also for pregnant mothers to replenish their strength. But this stage is not recommended to do jumping exercise, and the amount of exercise should not be too much, otherwise it is easy to cause miscarriage. 2, mid-pregnancy (12-28 weeks), moderate exercise can not only achieve the effect of muscle building, but also increase blood circulation, help pregnant mothers and babies breathe more oxygen, but also reduce blood sugar and weight, reduce the incidence of gestational diabetes and huge children. This is the most suitable stage for swimming, but you need to avoid crowding and being kicked in the abdomen. 3. Late (after 28 weeks of pregnancy), cycling, swimming, climbing and other sports may not be suitable for pregnant mothers, walking is the most suitable form of exercise at this stage. The most important thing is that you can get a lot of fresh air. When walking, pregnant mothers can walk, massage and talk to their babies while preparing for a natural birth. Exercise can also help the fetus descend into the pelvis, loosen the pelvic ligaments, prepare for delivery, and help smooth the delivery. Is it necessary to exercise when contractions start and labor is approaching? Some pregnant mothers have heard others say that walking and climbing stairs after labor will make the birth faster. In fact, this is not true. The reason is that childbirth requires a lot of physical strength, and premature exhaustion will only lead to exhaustion when the mouth of the uterus is fully opened and requires force, which will affect the labor process and even lead to secondary contraction weakness, causing postpartum bleeding, and in serious cases, a cesarean section will have to be performed. Therefore, before the birth, you can walk and climb the stairs as usual, but once the birth it is recommended that the main focus is to nurture the energy, only appropriate to walk down the ground, need to avoid excessive exertion, excessive physical exertion. Not all pregnant mothers are suitable to do exercise, suffering from heart disease, gestational hypertension, or a history of multiple miscarriages are not suitable to do pregnancy exercise. The best way to do this is to do it under the guidance of a professional doctor. The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who have been in the business for a long time. If it is a normal sized fetus, it can be delivered smoothly through the normal pelvis. However, if the mother is over-nourished and under-exercised during pregnancy, the fetus will easily become too large, making delivery difficult and risky, increasing the probability of obstructed labor and cesarean delivery. The heavy weight of the pregnant mother will also increase the stretch marks, affecting the beauty of the mother; and even cause complications such as gestational diabetes, endangering the health of the baby. Therefore, the mother-to-be should make a good diet plan during pregnancy, eat reasonably, control the weight and prepare for a smooth delivery. Generally speaking, a more reasonable pregnancy weight is an increase of 12 to 15 kg throughout pregnancy. During pregnancy, pregnant mothers should eat more fresh vegetables and protein-rich foods, and less foods with high carbohydrate and fat content, such as desserts, fried foods and chocolates. In labor, the mother needs to have enough labor force, so you can prepare a few pieces of chocolate before the birth, if necessary, to quickly replenish physical energy, in order to shorten the labor process and smooth delivery. When is the right time for pregnant mothers to be admitted to hospital for delivery? If you are admitted too early, it will lead to nervousness and poor rest, which is not conducive to delivery. If you are admitted too late, there is a risk that the baby will be born on the way, and it is also not good for observing the labor process and not being able to deal with some abnormalities in time, which is dangerous for both the mother and the baby. Therefore, the timing of hospital admission must be just right, not too early and not too late. When the following symptoms of labor appear, the mother-to-be should go to the hospital to wait for delivery: 1. Regular contractions: when contractions occur once every 3 to 5 minutes and last for more than half a minute each time, it is likely that labor is approaching and it is time to be admitted to the hospital to wait for delivery. For first-time mothers, the average time from the appearance of regular contractions to the opening of the uterus is 8 to 10 hours, so it is often too late to be admitted to the hospital at this time, and it is not necessary to be admitted in advance and run to the hospital as soon as irregular contractions occur. 2, see red: late pregnancy vaginal bleeding in large amounts should immediately go to the hospital for examination, if the red, usually within 72 hours of clinical, and may be placenta praevia, need to be admitted to the hospital monitoring. 3, rupture of membranes: commonly known as “broken water”, manifested as a sudden flow of urine-colored liquid from the vagina, with a fishy smell, can not be controlled. After the rupture of membranes, pregnant mothers should immediately stop walking, stay in a lying position, and be immediately transported to the hospital with a flatbed or ambulance. This is because premature rupture of membranes can easily lead to umbilical cord prolapse, which endangers the baby’s health and can lead to death within minutes in serious cases. In addition to before delivery, rupture of membranes can also occur in the middle and late pregnancy. Whenever there is vaginal discharge during pregnancy, even if there are no contractions and not much fluid flows out, do not mistake it for urine leakage or increased leucorrhea, you must go to the hospital in time to check if it is a premature rupture of fetal membranes and deal with it in time. 4, overdue pregnancy: If you are not in labor by the due date, do not worry too much, in two weeks after the due date (42 weeks of pregnancy) labor and delivery are normal. However, if there are no signs of labor one week after the due date, you should be admitted to the hospital in time to prevent overdue pregnancy and stillbirth. 5. Special cases: pregnant mothers suffering from pregnancy complications or other abnormalities need to be admitted to the hospital according to their condition and the instructions of the obstetrician in time to closely observe their condition and monitor the fetus. 4. Enhance maternity knowledge – receive necessary preconception and childbirth education Understand the labor process and enhance confidence in natural childbirth Preconception and childbirth education can make childbirth easier and healthier. By enhancing maternity knowledge, you will learn the essentials of pregnancy care and be prepared for childbirth. By understanding the basic knowledge of the labor process, pregnant mothers can prepare themselves physically and mentally before delivery, so that they will not only have a correct understanding of and attitude towards childbirth, but also increase their confidence in natural childbirth, so that they can better cooperate with the delivery process, which will often result in a shorter delivery time and less use of drugs, and reduce the number of unnecessary cesarean deliveries. It will bring the best result for the pregnant mother and baby during the delivery. V. Reasonable pain relief – after labor, take measures to reduce labor pain according to local conditions Measures to reduce labor pain include dalaron ball, guided labor, Lamaze pain relief method, water birth, anesthesia analgesia and so on. However, not all obstetrics departments have the above services, so it is necessary to take measures according to local conditions to reasonably reduce labor pain. 1.Dragon ball exercise: The big dragon ball is also called maternity birthing ball. In late pregnancy, if there is no medical contraindication, regular practice of dalong ball is good for opening the pelvis and smooth delivery. Before and after the birth of the baby, the proper practice of the ball can correct the fetal position, avoid fetal malposition, obstructed labor, so that the labor process is smooth, and can also reduce labor pain. However, it is easy to fall down, so pregnant mothers must be accompanied by strong and powerful family members to do this exercise. 2.Guided labor: Guided labor means that a family member or a person experienced in childbirth (such as a midwife) accompanies the pregnant mother throughout the labor process, giving constant physiological support and spiritual comfort and encouragement to promote the smooth completion of the labor process. With a sense of security, self-confidence and scientific guidance, women accompanied by a guide can shorten the duration of labor, reduce the use of oxytocin and analgesics, and reduce the rate of cesarean delivery. 3.Lamaze method of pain reduction in labor: training of breathing techniques (such as contour breathing, chest breathing, shallow and slow accelerated breathing, shallow breathing, closed air force exercise, breathing exercise, candle blowing exercise, etc.) after 7 months of pregnancy, which can be practiced correctly and persistently and applied correctly in the process of labor, can significantly reduce labor pain, and can also better labor force, accelerate the labor process and avoid hyperventilation. Note: Pregnant mothers who are assessed by doctors as having no contraindications to Lamaze and can give birth naturally can practice under the guidance of professional medical personnel. 4, water birth analgesia: with the buoyancy of warm water, offset gravity, can well promote the expansion of the birth canal, enhance the force of birth, relieve the tension of pregnant mothers, effectively reduce labor pain, shorten the labor process, and promote a smooth delivery. In addition, there are also drug analgesia, epidural anesthesia painless delivery, musical birth analgesia, home delivery room and other delivery methods can be appropriate amount of analgesia, you can choose according to the conditions of your hospital. However, pregnant mothers should keep in mind that no matter what kind of analgesia is used, the analgesic effect will vary from person to person. At the critical moment of labor, even if the analgesic effect is not good and the pain is unbearable, you should not shout, which will cause hyperventilation or flatulence, which will not only not help, but also affect the labor process and the health of mother and baby. Therefore, when it comes to the critical moment of labor, it is important to insist on the belief of natural childbirth and insist on enduring to the end.