Signs of labor & delivery Posted: 03-25-07 16:05pm
I'm 6 days before my due date and Ive been
having this back pain since the middle of
the night and it don't go away, could it
meen im going thru labor?
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Pregnancy Answer A2542 Posted: 04-10-07 01:39am
The process of delivery takes place in 5
stadiums, or stages:
1. The Prodromal stadium (predictors of
incoming labor);
2. The First period of labor (the cervical
canal enlarges);
3. The Second period of labor (birth of
the baby);
4. The Third period of delivery (expelling
the placenta), and
5. The after-delivery period.
There are a few predictors of incoming
delivery but sometimes the predictors are
so poorly expressed that a pregnant woman
can’t notice them. Some of the following
events can predict that labor and delivery
will soon follow:
1. Relaxation under the sternum. This is
caused when the fetus drops down and
enters the small pelvis cavity;
2. An increase in sero-mucous vaginal
discharge, and
3. Braxton contractions. These types of
contractions are irregular, non-painful
uterine contractions that can be noticed
during the night.
Delivery begins when uterine contractions
increase in frequency, about one
contraction every 5-15 minutes, are
regular with equal intervals among them
and are painful.
Back pain does not officially predict
delivery but could be due to the pressure
that the fetus creates on the roots of the
spinal nerves when it enters the small
pelvis cavity.
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