The process of giving birth is not an easy matter. For the sake of giving birth to Little One, your wife is willing to endure extreme pain, even risking her life. Even though you have never given birth, you need to know how your wife feels during this process.
There are three stages that women will go through during the birthing process. Before entering that stage, a woman's body will prepare in advance to face this important moment. The signs may appear several hours or days before entering the first stage of childbirth.
The following are signs that your wife might experience:
- Experience contractions that come and go.
- Frequent back pain.
- Go back and forth to the toilet because you feel heartburn.
- Changing emotions.
Usually, when the above signs appear on your wife, you may not necessarily have to bring them to the maternity house, unless the water has broken or the reddish mucus from the vagina has come out. However, you must remain alert and always be near your wife when she has entered this stage.
Labor Process Stages
The length of childbirth in each woman is different. Some are fast and some are longer. But in broad outline, your wife will experience the following stages of labor:
First stage
In the first stage of labor, your wife will experience three phases, namely:
Initial phase
The initial phase is the longest process during labor. Usually, for women who are giving birth for the first time, this phase can last for several hours or can take several days.
In the initial phase, your wife's cervix or cervix will begin to expand to about 3-4 cm and she will feel labor contractions that get stronger and stronger. In addition to contractions, your wife may also experience cramps, back pain, and mucus or fluid coming out with a little blood from her vagina.
For some women, this is a phase that makes it uncomfortable. Now, to overcome the discomfort, you can take him for a walk, massage his back or legs, remind him to practice breathing techniques, or help him find a comfortable position.
Active phase
Entering the active phase, your wife's cervix will open from 6-10 cm. The contractions he felt were also getting stronger, longer, and more frequently. Normally, the amniotic fluid will break during this phase and your wife will have to be at the maternity hospital.
In women who have given birth, the active phase usually lasts for about 5 hours. But in women who are pregnant for the first time, this phase can last 8 to 18 hours.
Transition phase
When the active phase ends, there is a period called the transition phase. Unlike the two previous phases, in this transition phase, the strength of the contraction will increase dramatically so that it feels very painful.
The frequency of contractions also feels quite intense, can appear every 2-3 minutes and lasts for 60-90 seconds. In this phase, your baby's head has begun to move down from the uterus.
Second stage
The second stage is the tiring period for your wife because she has to exert all her strength to push to get the baby out of the womb. At this stage, the cervix will stretch along with the baby's head coming out. These conditions can make your wife feel extreme pain.
The process of pushing can last for 30 minutes to 2 hours. The second stage might last longer if this is your wife's first experience giving birth or if your wife is using an epidural.
For husbands, don't ever get tired of continuing to provide the support your wife needs, especially in difficult situations like this. Throw a sentence that can make him excited like, "Come on, honey, our child will be born soon. You can do it."
Third stage
After your baby is born, your wife's struggle hasn't stopped here. She will enter the final stage of labor, where your wife must remove the placenta.
At this stage, mild contractions can appear to facilitate the process of removing the placenta from the uterine wall. Usually this process takes 10-60 minutes.
When the baby and the placenta have come out, you and your wife's feelings will naturally mix. Starting from feeling tired that is extraordinary to the feeling of relief and happiness because finally Little was born.
After that, your wife will go through the process of sewing on the birth canal if there is a vaginal tear or if your wife has an episiotomy.
Although wives undergo the process of childbirth, husbands must also take part in it. By knowing the birth process experienced by your wife, at least you can get involved and feel the struggle in the delivery room.
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