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Technique of breathing and behavior in childbirth

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Breathing technique

Childbirth is a natural process for the female body, but why not help nature cope with the task faster?Probably, every woman who has already taken birth has thought about how it would be nice to be able to speed up and facilitate the process of childbirth a little, and a special technique of breathing and behavior in childbirth can become a response to these thoughts.

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Behavior during fights

The most important thing during fights is not to hold the breath .And this is due to the fact that during the period of the musculature of the uterus there is a narrowing of the lumen of all uterine vessels, including those that go to the placenta and are responsible for feeding the fetus.If the mother will apply some kind of breathing technique, this will ensure that an increased amount of oxygen enters the bloodstream, which means that the fetus will not experience oxygen starvation.

First period of labor

Dihanie.rodi If the contractions are not very painful, a "slow" type of breathing is suitable for a woman, when the ratio of the duration of inspiration and expiration is 1: 2, respiration is through the nose and exhalation through the mouth.

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Important nuance: to start and finish the fight need a calm breath and exhalation.Thus, you can breathe not only during labor, but throughout the entire birth process - it all depends on the woman's feelings, the nature of the labor and the preparation of the future mother.

When delivery has entered the active phase and contractions have become more intense, painful and frequent, a woman will best breathe with a voice expression of pain. In this case, the exhalation should be "sung" or "prostated" with the use of vowels "a", "o" and "y".Be sure to take into account that during singing, the sound should be low, since with such pronunciation almost all the muscles of the body relax as much as possible.If a woman sings sounds on high notes, then there is a high probability of cervical spasm.

For the first period of labor, it will be superfluous to master breathing "through plump lips": at the peak of the struggle, a woman should take a deep breath through her nose with a loud puff, and exhale through the mouth, creating a "lip swelling" and making a loud "pu" sound.

In , the woman can also use the diaphragm-chest breathing type during the first period of labor.At the beginning of the bout, 3-4 deep diaphragm-pectorals( that is, "working" not with the stomach) are made by inhaling and exhaling.The woman should put her hand on the stomach in the navel area, and the other on the chest.The breath is the contraction of the diaphragm, so the hand located on the abdomen should rise above the arm resting on the chest.As soon as the hand on the abdomen rises as much as possible, the woman should continue to inhale by expanding the chest, lifting the arm lying on it.

Breathing labor

Note: , similar exercises should be done during pregnancy, so that during delivery, they are properly performed.If you do not train in advance, then the theoretical knowledge of the diaphragm-thoracic breathing technique will be useless.

Second period of labor

Development of labor activity will increase steadily, the intensity of contractions will increase, and the intervals between them will lengthen. During this period it will be increasingly difficult for the mother to breathe according to the methods described above, there will be a need to breathe superficially - "doggie". Diagram of such a breath: on the rise of the bout - 1-2 diaphragm-chest inspiration / expiration, and at the peak of the fight - frequent and shallow breathing, during which the tongue should be pressed to the sky.At the end of the fight, breathing is arbitrarily less likely, so a woman should take a deep breath, and on the decline of the fight - 2-3 diaphragm-chest inspiration / expiration.

Note: contraction in the second stage of labor lasts about 40 seconds, but at home, during the training, you need to perform the described exercise in 20 seconds.Otherwise, there will be hyperventilation, there will be an excessive intake of air, and this leads to dizziness.

Childbirth-without-pain

What you need to know about the period of labor during labor:

  1. You should not strain during the bouts, on the contrary, you should try to relax as much as possible.The fact is that the tension does not allow the cervix to open and the process of labor is delayed, and this affects adversely both the condition of the woman and the condition of the fetus.If the opening of the cervix is ​​already great, and the woman is straining, it interferes with the advancement of the child's head through the birth canal, which also prolongs labor.
  2. After a few hours of labor, there is a large opening of the cervix and at this point, as a rule, the outflow of amniotic fluid begins.As soon as the water has moved away, the woman should lie down and not stand up to prevent the prolapse of the umbilical cord or the fetus's hand, which can occur in case of polyhydramnios( amniotic fluid simply "drag" the indicated parts of the fetus).
  3. After the outpouring of amniotic fluid, the doctor performs a vaginal examination, during which the fetal head tightly presses against the bones of the pelvis.This is done in order to avoid the above complications.During a vaginal examination, the doctor must note that the fetal head is pressed, and if necessary, then dilute the membranes of the fetal bladder.

What to do during the attempt

Births breath During the first birth, the period of contractions lasts, on average, 8-10 hours, if the labor is second, this period is reduced to 4-6 hours.As soon as the contractions are over, the cervix opens completely and a transitional period begins, during which the baby's head begins to move intensively down the birth canal.

After some time after the cessation of contractions, a woman begins to feel an irresistible desire to push, but one can not start one's own way-you should call an obstetrician, who will tell you whether this period of labor can begin. This is to ensure that the cervix is ​​fully opened, otherwise( the uterus of the cervix is ​​not fully opened), it may break.And one more thing: during the movement through the birth canal, the child's head configures, that is, the unbroken bones of the head come one after the other and the size of the head becomes smaller.If the parturient begins to exaggerate prematurely, there may be injuries in the child - for example, cerebral hemorrhage.

The period of labor is hard, many women cry and cry, which leads to no oxygen supply to the lungs, a deficiency of oxygen is created in the placenta, and this invariably affects the condition of the child. During the attempts, the type of breath "sobs" will help.On the rise of the struggle, the woman must breathe out and take one deep breath, then the breathing becomes more frequent and becomes superficial. Three or four superficial breaths complete with an intense exhalation, when air passes through the lips, stretched out by a tube( this is how a person sobs).It is very convenient during this period to breathe on the account: once / two / three - noisy exhalation;One / two / three - noisy exhale and so on.

The attempts are a very important period of childbirth, so the woman will need to mobilize all her strength, gather and listen carefully to the commands of the midwife - she will explain the woman in childbirth when and how to push. To ensure that this important period of the birth process has passed correctly, the woman must:

  • lie on a special table on which the legs will stand on the stand;
  • hold on to special handles;
  • as soon as the fight begins - draw a full chest of air, pull the handles on yourself, look at your own stomach and push the air out so as to direct efforts to the crotch.

During one fight, you need to tense three times, you can not bend and lift the crotch of the during the attempt. It is very important to look at your stomach during an attempt - the abdominal muscles will be strained not by effort / tension, but by the position of the body. After the effort, there is a pause, during which the woman can relax and rest a little.

Please note: If the is treading incorrectly, "in person", the generic process will be delayed, attempts will be ineffective, a hemorrhage in the eyes and face skin may occur.Screaming during the attempts is not worth it, since along with the cry oxygen will be exhaled, which is necessary not only for the child, but also for effective exercise activity.

Breathing exercises for the preparation for childbirth

They are recommended to be performed daily, the duration of such exercises should not be longer than 10 minutes.

Abdominal breathing

The woman does the maximum exhalation, then slowly relaxes the abdominal muscles.At this point, the stomach will begin to stick out a little forward, and feel it a woman can, putting a palm between the bottom of the uterus and the ribs.At the moment of relaxation of the muscles of the abdominal press, the lower sections of the lungs will be freely filled with air.

All the attention of a woman should be directed to the hand: exhale - the hand goes deeper into the ribs, the inspiration - the hand moves forward.

Full breath

A woman exhales deeply - the front abdominal wall is lowered.Then begins a deep breath, when the lungs fill gradually, then immediately( without delaying breathing) - exhalation( deep and slow / smooth).Breathe when performing this exercise should only nose.

Please note: classes on "setting" of abdominal and full breathing should be done at least 10 times a day.First they learn in the prone position, then begin to perform and while walking.

Economical breathing

Births breath The frequency of breathing in all people is different, so first the woman should calculate how many breaths / expirations she makes within a minute.As a rule, the ratio is 1: 1, but such a breath is not economical.To train more economical breathing, you need to try to increase the duration of exhalation within 3-7 days so that as a result the ratio of inspiration and expiration is 1: 2.The habit of economical breathing is very useful during attempts, when, at the command of a midwife, the woman in childbirth should be holding her breath, and then slowly exhale or breathe at the moment of removing the baby's head.

In labor with the onset of contractions it is better to use the technique of economical breathing. Each time you start a fight, you need to take a deep breath, then - a deep exhalation, then a full breath again.The same rhythm should also be at the end of the bout, it is generally extremely undesirable to change it even as the intensity of fights increases.

In the second stage of labor, the fetal head descends into the cavity of the small pelvis, the woman has a desire to push, but this can not be done, since a soft tissue of the birth canal ruptures. This period lasts not for long - only 15-20 minutes, bouts run at intervals of only 2-3 minutes and are very sensitive for women.In order to distract them from anything, it's worthwhile to focus your attention on breathing, counting breaths and exhalations, to monitor the observance of the right rhythm.

As soon as the child's head falls on the pelvic floor, the woman can push.The pot lasts about 60 seconds, you need to push yourself in full breath, if you do not have enough breathing, then you need to exhale, quickly inhale and immediately start pushing again.

Of course, during the preparation for childbirth it's absolutely impossible to imitate the breath with attempts, but the exercises will do their job - the breathing mechanism will be worked out to automatism, which will help with childbirth.

Tsygankova Yana Aleksandrovna, medical reviewer, therapist of the highest qualification category


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