With a normal pregnancy, the baby is born at a period of 37 to 42 weeks. In determining the period of labor for menstruation and during ultrasound, the reference point is taken for 40 weeks. That is why future mothers who missed the appointed date begin to listen to themselves and are interested in how to cause childbirth on their own. There are many methods of stimulation of labor , medical and folk, we will try to talk about all possible ways how to cause labor and birth.
How to cause birth in a natural way?
There are enough ways, how it is possible most to cause sorts of the house. The main thing is that they are all safe and do not harm the future mother and her child. So, it is strictly forbidden to use any medications to stimulate labor, because it is impossible to predict how the pregnant woman will react to them.
The most common way to get birth at home quickly is to have sex with your man. I think you should not say that you should not protect yourself during intimacy, since sperm contains a large number of prostaglandins E, which prepare the cervix for childbirth (make it soft and stimulate the opening). The second positive moment of sex on a long term is that orgasm stimulates the production of oxytocin and helps to cause contractions. I want to emphasize that we must not overdo it, and sex on this term of pregnancy should not be violent. Contraindication to having sex to stimulate labor is a complete or marginal presentation of the placenta.
A good way that helps to cause contractions is massage of the nipples. Massage should be carried out with clean hands, previously lubricated with cream or baby oil. During such a massage, oxytocin is produced by the pituitary gland, which causes uterine contraction. Movements should be neat and do not cause pain. In addition to the methods described above, you can successfully use gymnastics for pregnant women, cleaning in the house, climbing the stairs, driving public transport and walking in the fresh air.
How to give birth in the hospital?
In an obstetric hospital, generic activity is caused with the help of medications under the strict supervision of doctors. In the maternity hospital, the stimulation of contractions is performed at a term of 41 or more weeks. One of these methods is the stimulation of the cervix by the gel Prepidil. It contains in its composition prostaglandins E and promotes softening, maturation and opening of the cervix. In modern pharmacology there are injection forms of prostaglandin E (drugs that are administered intramuscularly or intravenously). If the cervix is opened and the fights remain weak, then oxytocin is administered. In most cases, it helps make the fights strong and allows the woman to give birth on her own.
When the opening of the neck reaches 5-7 mm, and the contractions do not reach the required strength, in such cases, amniotomy (opening of the bladder) is carried out with a special tool.
During the induction of labor in the hospital, the condition of the parturient woman and fetus is constantly monitored. At the same time, every 5-10 minutes, the heartbeats of the fetus are listened to by an obstetric stethoscope and cardiotocography (shows the fetal heart rate and the amplitude of uterine contractions).
So, after examining ways how doctors cause birth and how to do it at home, you can say that these methods should be used if there are no contraindications. Because the main purpose of pregnancy is to get a healthy mother healthy child.