Monday, November 29, 2010

CHILDBIRTH: ARE YOU READY?

After nine months of pregnancy,childbirth is the ultimate step before the baby arrives. Caesarean section, episiotomy, epidural, contractions, loss of water ... That all terms mean exactly?Take stock.

What do you recognize the "real" contractions announcing the imminent delivery?
Irregular contractions, painful or not.
Rhythmic contractions are frequent and painful.
Tightness of the sides are not contractions. They correspond to a stretching of the ligaments of the uterus.
Small painless contractions, even if the stomach becomes hard, are generally small contractions without cervical opening. The uterus trains!
However, they become rhythmic, close and painful, with a hard belly, these are the real contractions of childbirth. Contractions last 40 to 60 seconds and occur every 5 to 10 minutes. This is an emergency, you should go to motherhood.
But the best way to recognize contractions is also to be attentive to his body.
Smoking in late pregnancy increases the risk:
Premature birth.
Complications in childbirth.
Smoking also increases the risk of ectopic pregnancy, of miscarriage and growth retardation with low birth weight. 
Spinal anesthesia is:
Another name for an epidural.
A method of anesthesia more quickly than the epidural.
Spinal anesthesia is used for emergency caesarean section because its effectiveness is immediate.
If you decide to give birth without an epidural:
It is irrevocable.
You can always change your mind if you feel overwhelmed by the pain.
Decide to give birth without an epidural requires good preparation. However, if you feel overwhelmed by the pain, you can always change your mind and take advantage of an epidural.
With an epidural:
It does not feel any more contractions.
We continue to feel the contractions but no pain.
The epidural removes the pain, but we continue to feel the contractions.
During an episiotomy, is incised:
Perineum.
The uterus.
The episiotomy is a small lateral incision of the perineum to enlarge the hole. It is important to avoid tearing.
After delivery, the tremors are:
Normal and disappear quickly.
Disturbing.
Many women are taken to uncontrollable tremors and chills after childbirth. This is normal and they disappear in the next hour.
Breastfeeding should begin:
Within 12 hours after birth.
Immediately, in the delivery room.
The setting must be within the earliest possible stage. It is recommended that breastfeeding begin immediately in the delivery room.

After a caesarean, you can raise:
The next day.
After 3 days of bed rest.

It is recommended to wake up the next day, gently. This early mobilization prevents complications such as phlebitis and pain associated with gas.

The recovery of the contraceptive pill is 6 weeks after delivery.
It's useless if you breastfeed.
It is imperative that you breastfeed or not.
Otherwise, you can also choose the IUD, which can be put in place from the back of layers (recurrence rules) or 4 weeks after delivery.

 

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