When a woman gives birth to a baby, it is possible for her to have a bowel movement.
For women, in the process of giving birth to a baby, there may be the phenomenon of bowel movement, which is a normal physiological reflex. Because after the fetal head into the basin, it will press the rectal area, thus causing an increase in local pressure, which in turn causes the phenomenon of women’s reflex defecation, do not worry too much, is a normal performance.
In the process of labor, after the opening of the uterus, if there is stool obstruction of the rectal orifice, it may prevent the delivery of the fetal head, so after the discharge of stool, it is conducive to the delivery of the fetal head, the majority of women in the process of labor, there will be the phenomenon of defecation.
Women are advised not to worry too much and not to put too much psychological pressure on themselves, as this is a relatively common reaction during labor and delivery, and good hygiene care can be done to prevent infection.