How to relieve the pain of uterine contractions before childbirth

When a woman is about to give birth, she will experience painful uterine contractions. The pain is self-evident. Women are very nervous before giving birth, and coupled with the pain of contractions, they will feel very panicked. If you want to relieve this symptom, you can listen to some music to relax, or divert your attention to other places. As a family member, you must accompany them and not let women feel lonely and helpless. Let’s take a look at the specific methods below.

Tip 1: Listen to music to relax

Studies have long found that music can relieve a woman’s tension during childbirth and reduce the pain of contractions. By recording the delivery conditions of expectant mothers, it was found that those who listened to music had significantly reduced emotional tension and pain. The study also found that allowing mothers to listen to music and do music therapy can also help with postpartum recovery and improve the relationship between mother and new baby.

Music therapy is more effective before childbirth. Advance training will help expectant mothers pick out their favorite, most familiar, and most pleasant music during labor, thereby achieving the best analgesic effect.

Tip 2: Do something else to distract yourself

Distract your attention: When contractions become more frequent, expectant mothers may wish to imagine the beautiful scene when the baby is born, or read a newspaper, watch TV, take a walk, chat, and try not to think about the word "pain".

Encouragement from the expectant father: When his wife begins to have contractions, the expectant father should remind her to do even abdominal breathing, and say some encouraging and comforting words at any time, so as not to let his wife feel isolated and helpless.

Supplementary food: During the intervals between contractions, expectant mothers should try to eat some easily digestible foods, such as milk, chocolate, eggs, noodle soup, etc., to maintain sufficient physical strength and energy.

Tip 3: Try to relax your body during contractions

It is normal for expectant mothers to have tense abdominal muscles during contractions. At this time, other parts of the body should be relaxed as much as possible. When the expectant mother is sitting or lying down, her body needs some support, such as a pillow or a backrest. The expectant father should make sure that his wife's elbows, legs, lower back and neck are supported and feel comfortable. He should also check whether all parts of his wife's body are completely relaxed.

If your wife is feeling nervous due to the pain, the expectant father can take deep breaths with her.

Tip 4: Birthing ball exercises can relieve pelvic floor pain

When the expectant mother is experiencing labor pains, she should not lie in bed all the time. She can get up and walk around, or try doing the birthing ball exercise, which is to sit on a fitness ball. As the ball swings back and forth, the support on the pelvic floor can help relieve pelvic floor pain.

Sitting: Spread your legs apart and step firmly. The expectant mother sits on the ball. Place a chair in front of the ball, hold the back of the chair with both hands, and move your hips left and right.

Prone position: Place a soft cushion on the ground, and the expectant mother kneels on the cushion, relaxes her arms, lies on the ball, and slowly rocks left to right.

There is no limit to the number of times you can do the birthing ball exercise. As long as the expectant mother feels comfortable, she can continue doing it.

The fifth trick: Massage pain relief for expectant fathers

The expectant father or family member can give the expectant mother a massage to relieve her tension and pain during labor.

Step 1: The expectant mother lies diagonally on the bed or mat, and the caregiver gently massages the lower back of the expectant mother.

Step 2: Place a few soft cushions on the bed or floor, and the expectant mother kneels on the cushions. Family members can stand on the side of the bed and constantly caress the back of the mother with both hands to relieve the back pain caused by labor.

Step 3: Find a comfortable and soft chair or sofa, and the expectant mother sits facing inward with her chest and abdomen resting on the back of the chair or sofa with soft cushions, and her head resting on it in a relaxed manner: the caregiver constantly presses the mother's waist with his hands.