There are many expectant moms who struggle with the pros and cons of vaginal birth versus cesarean section. The truth is that vaginal delivery is the best route of delivery for baby’s health and mommy’s recovery after delivery. If there are no pregnancy abnormalities, women should strive for a vaginal delivery for the health of both mommy and baby. Many expectant moms ask what can be done in the first trimester and during pregnancy to help ease labor and delivery and keep baby healthy? How can I exercise to normalize the position of the fetus and speed up labor? How can I reduce pain during labor? Today we will talk about some of the preparations and precautions that pregnant moms can take to ease labor and delivery. First, reasonable exercise during pregnancy – correct fetal position, strengthen the labor force, reduce labor pain, to avoid difficult labor What kind of pregnant mothers easy to delivery? Generally athletes, dancers and other regular exercise, abdominal muscles developed pregnant mothers natural delivery process is more smooth. Therefore, female friends before pregnancy should be more abdominal exercises, such as aerobics, belly dance, yoga, playing ball, swimming, jumping rope, sit-ups, frog jump are very good choices. For pregnancy, it is not advisable to carry out too strenuous and confrontational sports, you can carry out gentle exercise, such as walking, yoga, swimming, cycling, climbing steps and so on. The benefits of persistent exercise during pregnancy include: promoting the normalization of the baby’s fetal position, 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 breath-exchange, enhancing cardiorespiratory fitness, and practicing in advance for the correct breathing exercise when making a strong effort to give birth to a baby after the uterine opening is complete. In different stages of pregnancy, exercise has different roles and precautions: 1, early pregnancy (within 12 weeks of pregnancy), moderate exercise can promote intestinal peristalsis, reduce nausea, abdominal distension and other early pregnancy reactions, promote the digestion and absorption function of the pregnant mother, not only to provide adequate nutrition for the baby in the abdomen, but also for the pregnant mother to replenish the physical strength. However, it is not recommended to do jumping sports at this stage, and the amount of exercise should not be too large, otherwise it is easy to cause miscarriage. 2, mid-pregnancy (12-28 weeks pregnant), a moderate amount of exercise can not only achieve the effect of muscle exercise, but also increase blood circulation, help pregnant mothers and babies breathe more oxygen, but also reduce blood sugar and weight, reduce gestational diabetes and the incidence of large children. This stage of pregnant mommy belly gradually bulging, bending and jumping action is best not to do, swimming is most suitable for this stage, but need to avoid crowding, be kicked to the abdomen. 3, late pregnancy (after 28 weeks of pregnancy), cycling, swimming, hiking and other sports may not be suitable for pregnant moms, walking is the most suitable way to exercise at this stage. Walking in a beautiful environment, not only can achieve the effect of exercise, but also can breathe fresh air. When walking, pregnant moms can walk, massage, and talk to their babies to prepare themselves psychologically for natural childbirth. Exercise can also help the fetus descend into the pelvis, loosen the pelvic ligaments and prepare for labor, which can help with a smooth delivery. Do you need to exercise when contractions are starting and labor is approaching? Some expectant mothers have heard others say that they will have a faster labor if they walk more or climb more stairs after delivery. This is not true. Because the physical requirements of the delivery of pregnant mothers is very large, premature exhaustion of physical strength will only lead to the opening of the mouth of the uterus need to push when exhausted, insufficient force, affecting the course of labor, and even lead to secondary contraction weakness, causing postpartum hemorrhage, and in severe cases have to be changed to a cesarean section. Therefore, not before labor, you can walk and climb the stairs as usual, but once the labor is recommended to save energy, only appropriate walking on the ground, need to avoid excessive exertion, excessive consumption of physical energy. Not all pregnant moms are suitable for exercise, suffering from heart disease, hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, or have had a history of multiple miscarriages of pregnant moms, is not suitable for pregnancy exercise. There are special circumstances of pregnant moms best in the professional doctor’s guidance for pregnancy exercise. Second, a reasonable diet during pregnancy — control weight growth, to avoid the baby to become a “huge child” The baby’s birth weight reaches or exceeds 4000 grams is called a huge child. If it is a normal-sized fetus, it can be successfully delivered through a normal pelvis. However, if the pregnant mother is too much nutrition and too little exercise during pregnancy, the fetus will easily become too big, which will bring difficulties and risks to the delivery, and increase the probability of difficult labor and cesarean section. Excessive weight of pregnant moms will also increase stretch marks, affecting the beauty of the mom; even triggered gestational diabetes and other complications, endangering the health of the baby. Therefore, the mother-to-be in pregnancy should be a good diet plan, reasonable diet, good control of weight, ready for smooth delivery. Generally speaking, a more reasonable pregnancy weight is to increase 12 to 15 kilograms throughout pregnancy. During pregnancy, expectant mothers should eat more fresh vegetables and protein-rich foods, and eat less food that is high in carbohydrates and fat, such as desserts, fried foods and chocolate. Mothers need to have enough labor force during delivery, so you can prepare a few chocolates before delivery to quickly replenish your physical energy if necessary, so as to shorten the labor process and have a smooth delivery. When is the right time for a pregnant mother to be admitted to the hospital for labor? If you are admitted to the hospital too early, it will lead to nervousness and poor rest, which is not conducive to labor. If you are admitted to the hospital too late, there is a risk of the baby being born on the way, and it is also not conducive to observing the labor process, and you will not be able to deal with some abnormalities in time, which is dangerous for both the mother and the baby. Therefore, the timing of admission must be just right, not too early and not too late. When the following symptoms of labor occur, the mother-to-be should go to the hospital to wait for delivery: 1, regular contractions: the appearance of 3-5 minutes of contractions, each lasting more than half a minute, it is likely to have been in labor, it is time to be admitted to the hospital to wait for delivery. For primigravida, from the regular contractions to the opening of the mouth of the uterus in an average of 8 to 10 hours, so it is often too late to be admitted to the hospital at this time, and do not need to be admitted to the hospital ahead of time, as soon as the emergence of irregular contractions to run to the hospital. 2, see red: late pregnancy vaginal bleeding to the hospital immediately to check, if the red, usually within 72 hours of clinical, there may be placenta previa, need to be admitted to the hospital to monitor. 3, rupture of membranes: commonly known as “broken water”, manifested as a sudden vaginal discharge of urine-colored liquid, with a bit of a fishy smell, can not be controlled. After rupture of membranes, the pregnant mother should immediately stop walking, keep lying position, and immediately send to the hospital by flat car or ambulance. This is because premature rupture of membranes can easily be followed by prolapse of the umbilical cord, jeopardizing the health of the baby, and in severe cases can lead to the death of the baby within minutes. In addition to prenatal, rupture of membranes can also occur in mid-pregnancy, late pregnancy, pregnancy as long as the vaginal discharge, even if there is no contraction, outflow of liquid is not much, do not be mistaken for leakage of urine or leukorrhea, must go to the hospital in a timely manner to check out whether it belongs to premature rupture of membranes, and timely treatment. 4, overdue pregnancy: if the due date is not yet in labor, do not worry too much, in the two weeks after the due date (42 weeks of pregnancy) within the labor and delivery are normal. However, if there is no sign of labor within one week after the due date, you should be admitted to the hospital in time to prevent expired pregnancy and stillbirth. 5.Special circumstances: Pregnant mothers with pregnancy complications or other abnormalities need to be admitted to the hospital according to their condition and the obstetrician’s instructions, to closely observe their condition and monitor the condition of the fetus. Enhancing knowledge of pregnancy and childbirth – Receiving necessary pre-pregnancy and childbirth education, understanding the process of labor and enhancing confidence in natural childbirth Pre-pregnancy and childbirth education can make childbirth easier and healthier. Prepare for labor and delivery by increasing your knowledge of pregnancy and childbirth and understanding the essentials of pregnancy care. By understanding the basics of labor and delivery, expectant mothers can be physically and mentally prepared for labor and delivery, not only have a correct understanding of and attitude towards labor and delivery, but also have confidence in natural delivery, and can better cooperate with labor and delivery, and often end up with shorter labor and less medication, and reduce unnecessary cesarean sections instead of normal deliveries. This will bring the best result for the pregnant mom and baby during labor. Reasonable relief of labor pains – measures to relieve labor pains according to the local conditions after labor The measures to relieve labor pains include the large dragon ball, guided labor, Lamaze pain relief method, water delivery, anesthesia analgesia, etc. However, not all obstetrics departments have these measures, and they are not available in all labor departments. However, not all obstetrics departments have the above services, therefore, measures should be taken according to local conditions to reasonably reduce labor pain. 1. Big Dragon Ball Exercise: Big Dragon Ball is also known as maternity birthing ball. In late pregnancy, if there are no medical contraindications, regular practice of dalong ball is conducive to the opening of the pelvis and smooth labor. Appropriate practice with Dalong ball before and after labor can correct the position of the fetus, avoid fetal malposition, difficult labor, make the process of labor smooth, and also reduce labor pains. However, it is easy to fall down when practicing Dalong ball, and pregnant mothers must be accompanied by strong and powerful family members to carry out this exercise. 2, guide accompanied by labor: guide accompanied by labor refers to the whole process of labor by the pregnant mother’s family or rich birth experience (such as midwives) accompanied by the side, constantly give physical support and help and spiritual comfort and encouragement, to promote the successful completion of the process of labor. With a sense of security, self-confidence and scientific guidance, women accompanied by guides can shorten the labor process, reduce the use of oxytocin and analgesics and the rate of cesarean section. 3. Lamaze Pain Relief Labor Method: Breathing techniques (such as contour breathing, chest breathing, shallow and slow accelerated breathing, shallow breathing, closed breath exertion exercise, huffing exercise, blowing out candles, etc.) should be practiced correctly and consistently, and applied correctly during labor, which can significantly reduce labor pains, and can also be used to exert labor force better, accelerate the process of labor, and avoid over-expansion of breath. Precautions: Only pregnant mothers who have been evaluated by a doctor as having no contraindications to Lamaze and who are able to give birth naturally can practice under the guidance of a healthcare professional. 4, water delivery analgesia: with the buoyancy of warm water, offset gravity, can be very good to promote the expansion of the birth canal, enhance the force of birth, soothe the tension of pregnant mothers, effectively reduce labor pain, shorten the process of labor, and promote a smooth delivery. In addition, there are also drug analgesia, epidural anesthesia painless labor, music labor analgesia, home delivery room and other delivery methods can be appropriate amount of analgesia, according to the conditions of the hospital discretionary choice. However, pregnant mothers should bear in mind that no matter what kind of analgesia is used, the effect of analgesia varies from person to person. When it comes to the critical moment of labor, even if the effect of analgesia is not good and the pain is hard to be suppressed, do not shout, as this will cause excessive ventilation or gastric distention, which is not only unhelpful, but also affects the process of labor and the health of the mother and baby. Therefore, when it comes to the critical moment of labor, it is to adhere to the belief of natural childbirth and insist on enduring to the end!