How many births do the first-born have?

The appearance of a baby is a very complex and responsible process, therefore any woman expects birth with trembling. If the future mother carries the first-born under the heart, the already worrisome expectation is aggravated by the unknown: how many births do the first-borns have? Will you have the strength and patience?

Three stages of labor - contractions

In medicine, it is common to divide the whole process of a person's birth into three stages: the opening of the cervix, the expulsion of the fetus and the birth of the placenta and membranes. The longest and most difficult of these stages is the first. It lasts 6-10 hours, however, when the primiparous give birth, the process of disclosure can last for 16-18 hours. How long fights for the primiparas last depends on the condition of the woman, her mood for childbirth and the ability to relax.

During this period, the woman feels increasing in intensity and frequency of contractions. They begin, as a rule, with light pulling pains in the waist and in the lower abdomen. At the end of the first period the bouts are already quite strong and last 1.5-2 minutes, and the interval between them is reduced to 1-2 minutes.

Birth of a child

As soon as the cervix is ​​fully opened (10-12 cm), the second stage of labor begins - the birth of a child. At this moment strong attempts are joined by attempts at childbirth (contractions of the muscles of the uterus and abdominal wall), they promote the baby to the "exit". At this point, amniotic fluid can flow (if they have not yet moved away).

At the second stage it is necessary to carry out all the commands of the midwife who is taking delivery. It is very important to preserve the forces for attempts: this will shorten the duration of labor in the primiparous.

On average, the duration of labor in primiparas, or rather of their second stage, is 1-2 hours.

Expulsion of the Afterbirth

The third, final, stage of childbirth does not require any more efforts from a woman and lasts for all approximately the same - about half an hour. A few minutes after the birth of a child, a woman develops weak fights and is born later. After that, the woman in the hospital remains for 2 hours in the nursery so that the doctors can be sure that she has no bleeding. This genera are considered complete.