When will the baby be born?

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In general, about half of the babies are delivered before and after the due date, and the other half will be delivered two weeks before and after the due date. So no matter sooner or later, expectant mothers do not have to be nervous, to understand the three major signs of prenatal, to welcome the birth of the baby.

When will the baby be born?

First: regular contractions: if the uterine contractions occur in the following situations, it indicates that labor is about to take place: regular, and the time interval is getting shorter and shorter. Generally, the beginning time should be 20-30 minutes, and the uterine contractions should be about 20-30 seconds. Then the interval of uterine contractions is gradually shortened to about 5-6 minutes. At this time, the expectant mother should contact the expectant father and family immediately, To the hospital.

Second: see red in general 24-48 hours before delivery, the cervix began to expand slightly, so that the attachment of the fetal membrane and the uterine wall separation, capillary rupture, a small amount of blood through the vagina and the cervical canal mucus mixed and discharged, this vaginal outflow of bloody secretions is commonly known as "see red".

Third: broken water broken water refers to the fetal amniotic membrane outside the natural rupture, amniotic fluid outflow, generally feel a heat flow from the vagina outflow, or moist feeling.

matters needing attention

If the vaginal discharge of brown or green material (that is, meconium), to immediately tell the doctor, because this may be the performance of fetal intrauterine hypoxia. When a large amount of amniotic fluid flows out, the umbilical cord may prolapse due to pressure or gravity. Expectant mothers should pay special attention to this.