Labor: What is it, Symptoms, Duration, Phases, Positions, Pain
Introduction
Labor : these three words encapsulate the curiosity, but also the fear of many women, especially those having their first child or who have already had a pregnancy that ended with a cesarean section .
With this content, I want to help you see more clearly in an important and immense topic.
To complete the information you will find in the next lines - you will be able to discover not only what labor is, but also, for example, how much time passes between labor and birth - I invite you to take a look at the video course "Nascere e Rinascere Madre" , curated by the midwife of the Yule Center and the DrSilva team Maria Chiara Alvis i.
If, instead, you are already a mother and are looking for advice on how to properly accompany your puppy along his motor development, I await you on the Instagram profile @drsilva.com_official .
What does it mean to go into labor?
Let's start with the basics with the definition of labor.
A pregnant woman is said to go into labor when, at the end of gestation, the contractile activity of the uterus intensifies and the contractions continue for a period of 2 - 3 hours , at regular intervals and lasting 40 - 50 seconds each.
The uterine activity just described is essential to bring about the changes to the cervix necessary for the passage of the puppy (thinning, flattening and dilation).
Labor can begin spontaneously or be induced by pharmacological, non-pharmacological, or mechanical methods .
I also remember the possibility of encouraging its start with some natural methods (in this article , you can find out what they are and dispel several false myths on the subject).
