4 signs that pregnant women are about to go through labor, welcome babies to be born

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When you are about to give birth, you will see that by the end of pregnancy, the fetus will gradually move into the pelvic area to prepare for labor. This prolapse may occur a few weeks or hours before your actual labor.

When pregnant women see this phenomenon, you will probably feel easier because the fetus no longer compresses the lungs. However, the fetus dropped to the pelvis will put pressure on the cervix and press on the bladder, making you want to urinate more that is a sign that the baby is about to be born.

Labor contractions

When you are going into labor uterine contractions sometimes occur during pregnancy. However, these contractions are irregular and appear sporadically and are called physiological spasms of signs of preterm birth.

According to experts, the actual labor contractions will be strong and painful which will make you uncomfortable and will not decrease even after you have changed positions but still have not relieved. And the frequency of contractions is more continuous and regular, around 5-7 minutes there will be a contraction lasting from 30 seconds to 1 minute which is a sign that you are about to give birth.

Cervical mucus changes

When the mother is about to give birth, the mucus that accumulates in the cervix during pregnancy gradually forms cervical mucus. During the 38-40 week period during pregnancy, you will notice more vaginal discharge, more viscous vaginal signs that are about to give birth.

The color of mucus may be transparent, dark or pink, or have some blood. This is a sign that in the next few days, your baby will be born in the next few days.

Cervical dilatation

When the mother is about to give birth, the cervix will begin to open, dilate and thin for a few days or weeks before labor so that the baby can be born normally.

During routine antenatal care, doctors can help the mother to measure, monitor the thinning and thinning of the cervix through a vaginal exam to calculate whether the pregnant woman should have a normal or caesarean birth.