Lili is a post-80s woman who is a beneficiary of the national policy of “full implementation of two children per couple”. Now that her first child is 9 years old and she is pregnant with her second child, she came to the clinic for advice on how to have her second child. For all the mothers-to-be, let’s talk about childbirth together. Onset of labor It is often said that the baby will be born in October. What are the signs that your baby is about to be born? What are the signs of labor? Labor may begin at any time after a late pregnancy. If the following occurs: (1) A small amount of vaginal bleeding. Compare with the amount of previous menstruation. (2) False contractions. Irregular abdominal pain that manifests itself as light during the day and heavy at night. The sensation of these contractions is tolerable. The discomfort can be relieved if you walk around, lie down or change your position. (3) Fetal head drop sensation. After a full-term pregnancy, when the fetal head enters the pelvis, the changes you experience are that you feel much more relaxed, you eat more than before, and you feel that your stomach has gone down. These are the signs that your baby is about to be born, and these are the precursors of labor. Of course, the actual labor may come 24 hours or 2 weeks later. So you can still wait for natural labor at home. If you are more than 41 weeks pregnant and have not yet been born, go to the hospital as soon as possible. The following conditions occur: (1) Vaginal bleeding that is more than your menstrual period. (2) Regular abdominal pain that lasts more than 30 seconds and 5-6 minutes apart, and contractions that are getting stronger and shorter in duration. (3) Vaginal fluid flow, probably early water breakage. (4) Obvious change of fetal movement, which is manifested as decreased or frequent fetal movement. In case of emergency, you can call 120 and be escorted to the hospital. Mode of delivery In the second trimester, you will have a unique delivery plan after talking to your doctor in charge. How do I choose the mode of delivery? I also asked Lili’s classmate and her answer was natural childbirth. We want all pregnant women to enjoy childbirth. Natural childbirth is the least harmful way for mother and baby. The benefits of natural childbirth for the mother are: (1) less vaginal bleeding (2) faster recovery after delivery (3) immediate postpartum feeding (4) no wounds or only perineal wounds (5) fewer complications (6) faster breastfeeding. The baby is delivered from the mother through her own efforts and adaptive change of position according to the changes in the birth canal, completing the first step of life, and her lungs are well exercised by the pelvic compression, reducing the occurrence of respiratory distress. In the future, the ability to adapt to society and emotional intelligence will be greatly improved. Compared to natural birth, cesarean delivery is the only option when natural birth is dangerous for the mother or the fetus, and is not a substitute for vaginal assisted delivery, which is not a safe and smart way to deliver a fetus. The effects of cesarean delivery on the mother: more postpartum bleeding, damage to the ureter and bladder, postoperative complications such as postoperative incisional infection, hysterectomy, amniotic fluid embolism, and maternal death. The main effects on the newborn are neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal hypoglycemia, sepsis, increased risk of neonatal hospitalization, and neonatal birth injuries. It is not advisable for some parents to choose an auspicious day for cesarean delivery or to choose cesarean delivery simply to remove fibroids or ovarian cysts in order to have a good future for their baby. We have maternity schools and midwife clinics to help people learn more about childbirth. Just like Lili chose, people should choose natural childbirth and let birth return to nature and go with the flow.