In our query, the 24th week of pregnancy is the correct answer. In reality, however, this is only a guide. There are also children who are born so fit in the 23rd week of pregnancy that they can be given intensive medical treatment. Every day that the baby can stay in the womb longer is an important day for the baby's development. That is why doctors try under all possible circumstances prevent premature births. If this is not possible, it is important that the baby is born in a specialised clinic. There it can receive optimal medical care. However, it is also important for children to be close to their mother. The warmth of their skin, the smell of their mum and their heartbeat and voice help children to catch up on their missing development outside of pregnancy.
In 40% premature births, there is no explanation as to why the baby was born prematurely. Nevertheless do mums have an influence onthat the pregnancy proceeds without complications. You can eat a healthy diet, avoid smoking, alcohol and drugs, be careful with medication and avoid excessive stress. If you notice signs of an infection in your vagina, you should definitely treat it. And since tooth decay also leads to premature births, it is important that you also take advantage of the prophylaxis offered by your dentist.
The birth of your child depends on whether you and the baby are physically and mentally ready for this new stage of life. So your baby must be ready, have practised breathing in the womb, learnt to suckle and have its brain ready to produce the hormones that will help you give birth. While your baby is getting ready and getting bigger, you have certainly lost the desire to be pregnant. This is an important feeling. Because then you start to produce the hormones you need for the birth. Gradually, the uterus changes. It contracts more and more often and pushes the baby into its starting position for birth. The baby's head then literally bores into the cervix from above, opening the way to life for you. You can support this. In the Preparation is a daily walk in the air is worth its weight in gold. If you want to get the labour off to a good start, you can additionally climbing stairs. This sport rocks the baby even more intensively into the birth canal. The increasing pressure of the head on the cervix intensifies your oxytocin production. This hormone promotes the movement of the uterus. It therefore promotes labour pains.
The birth of your baby is not a race. It's important that you have the time you need. But it is also important that your baby gets the time it needs. After all, it has to take the narrow path through your pelvis. It doesn't just have to adopt the right position for this. It also has to constantly change this position. As labour is always stressful for the baby, it also needs to be able to rest in between. It won't be any different for you. You will also have to find the right position. You will also feel the need to rest from time to time. The more patient you are with yourself and the baby, the better the birth will go. Just don't look at the clock. Just don't orientate yourself to the time. Then you'll be surprised how quickly your baby will be born. Without any time pressure. Without any stress.
Around a third of children in Germany are born by caesarean section. However, it is striking that there are significant regional differences. For example, the number of caesarean births in the new federal states is significantly lower (Saxony 24%, 2017) than in the old federal states (Saarland 37%, 2017)
In a European comparison, Germany is far ahead with this figure. The World Health Organisation (WHO) considers a rate of 10-15% to be medically necessary. Because a caesarean section is associated with high risks for the baby, the mum and even the subsequent sibling, you should try to do everything you can to give birth to your baby in the normal way. It is therefore important that you are well prepared for the birth.
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You can cope well with labour pains if you are well prepared for the birth, are well supported during the birth and use all the relaxation options you have learnt. But of course you shouldn't suffer unnecessarily. If you have pain that takes the joy out of having a baby, then you need help with medication.
In the latency phase and the early opening phase, the Buscopan a frequently used remedy. It has a somewhat pain-relieving effect. Above all, however, it relaxes the cervix and helps with the opening.
Opioids are always used when the labour is already at an advanced stage. They are intended to reduce the peak of pain and help you to relax for the birth. They have an effect on your brain. However, as opioids are plant-permeable, they also have an effect on your child. This is clearly recognisable by an altered heartbeat pattern. The child must therefore be monitored with a CTG device.
The Peridural anaesthesia (PDA) is a form of anaesthesia that only anaesthetises the abdomen. So you stay awake but don't notice the contractions. It is always used when a mum is so exhausted that she absolutely has to sleep, but the birth should continue. It doesn't just affect the uterus. It also affects the bladder. Because you can't feel when you need to pee, the midwife will help you with a catheter. If the epidural lasts too long, you will not be able to feel yourself pushing the baby. The push reflex will not kick in. To prevent this from happening, epidurals are usually no longer inserted during the expulsion phase, or they are discontinued. You need your body sensation back for the expulsion phase.
In the expulsion phase Nitrous oxide help. It reduces pain for a few minutes. However, it is a real anaesthetic gas. Many women feel nauseous and light-headed. Some say it didn't help at all. As mothers are allowed to dose themselves, nitrous oxide cannot be overdosed.
Most mums believe that the birth is over when the baby is born. This is true for your baby. But it's not true for you. Because your last stage of labour is the birth of the placenta. The contractions of the postnatal period gradually peel the placenta away from the uterine wall. Continuous contractions during this time ensure that you do not lose too much blood. This last phase of labour is a very sensitive phase. Your body needs strength and lots of the hormone oxytocin. You have already produced plenty of this during the birth of the baby. Now you can support this by marvelling at your baby. Eye contact causes your brain to produce oxytocin. If your baby is already fit enough to feed at the breast, it's perfect. Because this stimulation triggers a lot of oxytocin. Your baby gets its first milk from your breast. And you get the placenta to be born well.
Many women suffer perineal injuries during childbirth. It is often a minor laceration that is sutured with the help of self-dissolving stitches. A local anaesthetic is used for this so that no pain is caused during stitching.
The tissue of the pelvic floor of the vagina and vulva is soft and stretchy during labour.
A laceration cannot be prevented in every case. However, you can do something to reduce the risk of injury.
This includes: movement before labour, perfecting breathing techniques so that you can deliver the baby slowly with the help of breathing techniques. This gives the tissue time to stretch and make room for the baby.
An upright birthing position, birth in a quadrupedal position or even in the water protect your body and prevent the tissue from tearing.
It is important that you give yourself and your body time to heal the birth injuries.
Rest is the magic word for healing, especially for the episiotomy.
Bonding is the English term for the love, trust and care of the parents for the child and of the child for the parents. This bond develops early on in your pregnancy. And just as every relationship grows and love becomes more intimate, so does your baby. This bond is supported by physical closeness, skin-to-skin contact and eye contact. Through time spent together. The more time you spend very close to the baby, the better you two will get to know each other. The deeper your love and mutual trust will be. If the bonding phase goes well, nothing and nobody can ever break this bond. It's easier for you if the baby is with you straight after the birth. If this doesn't work out, make up for these hours intensively as soon as you have the opportunity. Don't forget that your baby has already bonded with you in the womb. It knows you - even if it couldn't be placed on your breast immediately after the birth.
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