Do we know when a baby will be born?
Every pregnancy has an expected delivery date that is usually around the 40th week of pregnancy. But you have to know how to differentiate the real symptoms from the false alarms.
After nine months of pregnancy , when the moment of delivery is close, doubts begin to appear about how to know if it is necessary to go to the hospital or the symptoms that appear are false alarms .
AROUND WEEK 40 OF GESTATION COMES THE TIME OF DELIVERY
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REAL SYMPTOMS OF CHILDBIRTH
The typical symptoms that warn of the onset of labor are usually contractions and rupture of the amniotic sac .
Days before delivery, what are known as Braxton Hicks contractions become more intense and can even be more bothersome than usual . Braxton Hicks contractions are movements of the uterus that appear from about the first month of pregnancy but are not noticeable until the weeks after delivery. Braxton Hicks contractions are not usually painful, although late in pregnancy they can become uncomfortable . But these contractions do not increase in intensity and duration progressively like true prepartum contractions.
The true contractions occur hours before the birth of the baby and their frequency and intensity increases as it reaches the time of delivery. For this reason, it is important to note the exact moment of the start of each contraction and the time it takes to decide if it is time to go to the hospital.
BRAXTON HICKS CONTRACTIONS APPEAR FROM THE FIRST MONTH
Apart from these general symptoms, there are other situations that women sometimes believe are part of the whole process but that can be a sign of complications. Severe pre-delivery headaches, the expulsion of dark or bloody amniotic fluid, constant abdominal pain or a sudden inactivity of the baby are abnormal situations that require the urgent intervention of a doctor or a midwife.
A BABY, A DELIVERY
Although all pregnancies and all deliveries follow similar natural processes that it is convenient to know, it is also important for each mother to analyze her own situation as something unique and personal. If you are a first time, if the pregnancy has been risky, if you have had a medical history that could endanger the baby’s life, they make each birth different.
ALL PREGNANCIES FOLLOW SIMILAR NATURAL PROCESSES
Finally, women about to have a child must be clear that no one better than they will know when their baby is due . Any doubt, intuition or sense of danger must not be silenced. Doctors and midwives are there to answer questions and attend to mothers in one of the most momentous moments of their life.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.