Does giving birth hurt
Release time : 03/19/2025 09:30:02
At the beginning of 2013, the news that two Dutch men volunteered to experience the pain of simulated childbirth caused a sensation on the Internet. Only two hours later, the two volunteers had to beg the staff to turn off the simulation equipment.
This aroused the majority of netizens to express their appreciation and admiration for her mother's courage and hardship during childbirth.
We all know that childbirth is painful for women. How much does it hurt? Is childbirth painful? Perhaps the expectant mothers have already mentally prepared themselves for the pain of childbirth.
However, do expectant mothers understand where these pains come from? The pain during labor varies depending on changes in the labor process.
During the first stage of labor, pain primarily stems from uterine contractions and cervical dilation.
Pain impulses are transmitted through the visceral sensory fibers and the sympathetic nerve to the thoracic 10-lumbar 1 segments of the spinal cord.
Its nature belongs to "visceral pain," and its location is not very clear.
Pain is primarily felt in the lower abdomen, lumbar region, and sometimes in the hips and sacrum.
When the cervix is dilated to 7-8 cm, the pain is most severe.
During the decelerating phase, the pain is diminished.
During the second stage of labor: The pain comes from the impulse to stretch, expand and stretch the muscles, fascia, skin, and subcutaneous tissue of the vagina and perineum. It is transmitted from the perineal nerves to the s2 - 4 spinal segments. The pain is sharp in nature and clearly positioned., belonging to typical "somatic pain".
Pregnant women will have a strong and involuntary "feeling of defecation".
How painful it is to have a child? Have you ever heard of the level 12 pain that humans can endure? Medically, the pain felt by humans is divided into 12 levels. The higher the level, the greater the pain felt.
The first level is mosquito bites, which are almost invisible; while the ninth level is the physical pain caused by the ten major tortures of Manchu Qing Dynasty, such as tiger benches and bamboo sticks.
Level 12 is pain during childbirth.
There is a more direct saying that the human body can only withstand a maximum of 45(units) of pain.
But during childbirth, a woman suffers as much as 57.
This kind of pain is equivalent to breaking 20 bones at the same time! This direct numerical comparison has to make us once again respect women.
Why does it hurt to have a child? Someone once said that having a child is like going to the door of hell. This statement is not without reason.
First of all, not only risk your life to give birth to a new life, the simple pain of childbirth is enough to make us afraid.
In fact, why do women experience pain during childbirth? It's primarily because they lack a scientific understanding of the process.
At the end of pregnancy, women's estrogen levels increase and progesterone relatively decrease.
Estrogen can increase the sensitivity of uterine muscle to oxytocin and other stimulatory substances of uterine contraction, plus increasing intrauterine pressure, induce strong uterine contractions.
Secondly, it is caused by fear and pain sensitivity.
The mother's fear is also due to her lack of understanding of the childbirth process. She only hears it and thinks that childbirth is very painful or even painful, so she is extremely afraid of childbirth.
There are also some pregnant women who are very sensitive to pain at ordinary times, and they believe in the exaggerated descriptions of some multipara women. They imagine how painful it will be during childbirth. This will inevitably cause great psychological pressure, and such a mentality will definitely aggravate the pain during childbirth.
In addition, the following points will increase the pain of mother-to-be childbirth: 1. Loneliness During childbirth, you will want someone to accompany you and provide you with spiritual support, which will reduce your pain.
Nowadays, maternity hospitals have such conditions. If you want your husband or relatives to accompany you, the doctor will let your relatives accompany you, but only one person can be allowed.
First, choose to have your husband accompany you.
You should discuss it with your husband before giving birth, because some husbands do not have the courage.
2. If you are too tired, you should pay attention to rest, calmly treat contractions that you have never felt before, the pain and unspeakable discomfort they bring, and never shout or cry.
3. When experiencing contractions that are tense or agitated, do not panic. Learn to take deep and slow breaths, remain calm, and the pain will lessen.
During the interval between contractions, try to relax your mind, and don't focus on the pain and discomfort that contractions bring.
What do you think a baby will look like when it is born? Will it look like its mother or father?
If it was a girl, would you dress her up beautifully? If it was a boy, would you make him a football player? Want to make you happy.
4. Fear of Pain If you choose to have a natural childbirth, and wish to experience the feelings that come with giving birth, you should willingly endure the pain caused by contractions.
If you only have one child, this will be your only experience. Treat the pain as a special feeling, at least your husband won't have the opportunity.
When the baby grows up, you can proudly tell him your bravery and endurance.
Do you still fear pain? 5. Uncertainty about childbirth. It is advisable to read books on this subject before childbirth and to participate in childbirth education classes.
When you're about to have a baby, people around you may tell you a lot about giving birth.
What you say to someone who has been through childbirth is what really matters, but you have to understand that the same thing happens in childbirth for different people and their feelings are different.
The pain during childbirth is inevitable, but the question arises: is it truly unavoidable? While labor pain is inescapable, it is worth noting that vaginal delivery is more conducive to a quicker recovery for both the mother and the baby.
What methods can help expectant mothers have a smooth labor? 1. Choose the appropriate age to give birth: At 35, giving birth is already considered an advanced age for first-time mothers.
As one ages.
Risk factors for pregnancy and childbirth are elevated.
Firstly, due to the aging process, the pelvic joints and perineum become stiffer, making it difficult to expand. The contraction force of the uterus and the stretching ability of the vagina also decrease, resulting in prolonged labor times and an increased risk of dystocia.
Secondly, the older a pregnant woman is, the greater her chance of developing hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular complications. Consequently, she will require cesarean delivery intervention more often than not.
Most medical experts believe that the best age for women to have children is between 25 and 29 years old. Women in this age range are more likely to give birth by natural childbirth.
2. Reasonable nutrition during pregnancy, and control of weight. The baby's weight exceeds 4000 grams (medically called macrosomia), the rate of difficult labor in the mother will increase greatly.
If a prenatal examination predicts that the fetal weight exceeds 4000 grams, it is generally recommended that the mother give birth by cesarean section.
The production of macrosomia is related to excessive maternal nutrition, excessive fat intake, and insufficient physical exercise during pregnancy.
Pregnant women with diabetes may experience elevated blood sugar levels in their fetuses, which can stimulate the fetal pancreas to secrete an excess of insulin. This inevitably leads to the accumulation of fats, proteins, and glycogen in the fetus, resulting in excessive growth and obesity.
During pregnancy, it is important to engage in appropriate physical activity to control infant weight. Pregnant women should not sit or lie down all day.
Eat more fresh vegetables and foods rich in protein, less high-carb foods, such as desserts, fried foods, sweet drinks, fruits and other things.
The ideal weight gain during pregnancy is 2 kilograms in the first three months, 5 kilograms in the third to sixth month of pregnancy, and 5 kilograms in the seventh to nineth month of pregnancy, totaling about 12 kilograms.
If the weight increases by more than 20 kilograms during pregnancy, it could lead to a baby that is too big.
3. Prenatal gymnastics not only helps to control weight during pregnancy but also facilitates a smooth delivery due to the following reasons: Gymnastic exercises can increase the tension and elasticity of abdominal, lumbar, and pelvic floor muscles, making joints and ligaments soft and pliable. This helps relax the muscles during childbirth, reducing the resistance in the birth canal, thereby allowing the fetus to pass through more quickly.
According to research results, the normal vaginal delivery rate of women who have been practicing pelvic floor exercises is significantly higher than that of those who have not. The duration of labor for these patients is also shorter.
Prenatal exercise can alleviate the fatigue and stress of expectant mothers, and enhance their confidence in natural childbirth.
4. To correct the fetal position, which refers to the relationship between the fetus's position in the uterus and the pelvis.
Normally, the position of the fetus should be in abduction, with the occiput anterior and the head first entering the pelvis during labor, which is referred to as "head first". This positioning of the fetus generally leads to a smoother delivery.
Other positions of the fetus, other than this one, constitute malpresentation, including breech position, transverse lie, and compound presenting.
Usually, if the fetal position is not corrected before 7 months of pregnancy, it can be observed and strengthened.
Due to the fact that at 30 weeks of gestation, the fetus is relatively small compared to the uterus and there is ample intrauterine amniotic fluid, allowing the fetus to move and correct its position on its own.
If the fetal position is not corrected at 30 to 34 weeks of pregnancy, it needs to be corrected.
5. Guided Labor: The guided labor method allows pregnant women to independently perform self-correction during the entire process of childbirth. A guided labor professional, who is a person accompanying the woman through the entire childbirth process, guides the woman in a smooth and natural delivery.
If you hire a doula, she will be with the mother every moment of the childbirth process. She will guide and observe the mother and provide "one-on-one" care.
Generally, when the uterine opening is two centimeters, the doula should start accompanying the labor.
During the entire labor process, Doula should guide the mother in every step of delivery, explain the causes of the contractions, and cheer up the mother. At the same time, it also needs to provide psychological counseling for the mother to help the mother overcome her fear.
How to have a child so that it doesn't hurt so much? With the development of medicine, there are more and more ways to help mothers successfully overcome the difficulties of childbirth.
Not only have many advanced instruments been added to relieve pain, but even new methods of natural labor can effectively relieve the pain caused by childbirth.
For example, water delivery, doula delivery, hypnotic delivery, etc. can all relieve labor pain by diverting the mother's attention and other methods.
Let's take a look! 1. Preventative Analgesia for Mental Health Preventative analgesia for mental health involves content such as prenatal education, physical exercise to aid childbirth, and guidance during each stage of labor, along with encouragement and support.
Implementing companionship during childbirth can provide emotional support and psychological comfort to the mother throughout the labor process, resulting in shorter labor durations, reduced postpartum bleeding, enhanced pain tolerance, and a decreased rate of neonatal asphyxia.
Acupuncture anesthesia, also known as "acupuncture meridian point anesthesia," is abbreviated as "acupuncture anesthesia".
It is based on the theory of meridian and collaterals of acupuncture, promotes the secretion of acetylcholine in large quantities to block the conduction of pain sensation, thus achieving the purpose of reducing or alleviating pain.
3. Percutaneous nerve stimulation therapy uses a low-frequency pulse analgesia device to stimulate the current through the spine on the back of pregnant women, which disperses the pain sensation and reduces pain.
4. The auricular point computer painless delivery instrument fixes the eardrum of the auricular point computer painless delivery instrument to the maternal cochlear orifice. Through the eardrum automatic selection of acupuncture points, the instrument issues pulse blocking conduction analgesia.
However, since it is not a nerve block, there is a problem of incomplete analgesia. It only reduces the pain level to a level that the mother can tolerate.
The advantage of non-pharmacological analgesia is that there are no side effects, but the analgesic effect is not ideal, so it is not widely used in clinical practice.
5. Laughing gas Inhaled analgesia Laughing gas, also known as nitrous oxide, is a colorless and slightly sweet gas. 30 seconds before the maternal contraction is about to occur, inhale hard 3 to 4 puffs of 50% laughing gas and 50% oxygen. The mixed gas can inhibit the stimulation of pain, does not cause inhibition of circulation and breathing, and is conscious, so it does not affect the contraction and labor process.
6. Intramuscular analgesia drug Demerantin is a chemically synthesized analgesic that suppresses the central nervous system. It has strong sedative and analgesic effects and can relax the cervical muscles. Through analgesia, it strengthens the effect of the cerebral cortex on the autonomic nerve center, which is conducive to strengthening the intensity and frequency of uterine contractions and adjusting uncoordinated uterine contractions.
*The medical information provided in this text is for reference only.
If you feel unwell, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately, and the medical diagnosis and treatment will be subject to offline diagnosis.