During childbirth, the ability to breathe correctly can help a future mother. Deep breathing helps both to push hard during childbirth, and makes it possible to save strength, relax, and remain calm. A pregnant woman concentrates on inhaling and exhaling - and this allows you to escape from pain during contractions.
With proper breathing, the uterus receives a rush of blood rich in oxygen, which has a positive effect on her work and the well-being of the child. When contractions begin to become more painful, deep breathing during childbirth must be replaced by various superficial methods. It is good because it acts as a natural analgesic. Unhurried breathing during childbirth in the intervals between contractions makes it possible to rest a bit and prepare for the next stage of labor.
As soon as the baby gradually begins to move through the birth canal, measured breathing during childbirth helps not to push ahead of time. Efficiency of attempts by 75% depends on the time of accumulated and properly released air from the lungs.
The initial phase of the first stage of labor is the latent phase - its features include painless short and rare contractions. They last from 5 to 20 seconds, between them the gaps can take from 15 minutes or more. During this phase, it opens slightly slowly. It takes time for the contractions to intensify. In this phase, childbirth does not cause severe pain, it is important not to worry and rest.
With the advent of the fight, you need to take a deep breath. It should be stretched, that is, it should be as long as possible. The lungs should gradually fill up with air. After without effort you need to exhale slowly through your mouth. One exhalation and inhalation is enough for a fight, if everything is done correctly. In this type of breathing , both the pectoral muscles and the muscles of the press are involved. This type is called abdominal. Such breathing helps to improve oxygen exchange in the lungs.
It is recommended to use the count with deep breathing. For contractions lasting 10 seconds, it is necessary to take breaths on the score from 1 to 3, and exhale on the score - from 1 to 7. But contractions can be of different durations - both 20 seconds and 15 seconds. In any case, the breathing technique remains the same, and the account during childbirth is a peculiar technique that allows a pregnant woman to escape from fears and not to listen to internal feelings.
After the cervix opens, the baby gradually moves along the birth canal. A woman in labor has to strain her abs to help her baby. But at the beginning of the second stage of childbirth it is still too early to push and it is necessary to relax, so that the child has the opportunity to lower even lower. A special breathing technique helps to restrain attempts. You need to breathe through the mouth, superficially and often. This breath resembles a dog's breath after a quick run. The diaphragm constantly moves up and down, which makes attempts impossible.
As soon as the fight begins, it is necessary to gain a full chest of air and, holding your breath, begin to push, while straining the muscles of the press. At the end of the attempt, expiration with an open mouth is important - this is how the walls of the birth canal relax, and the baby “hardens” at the point reached. During the fight, you need to take air 3 times, push, and then exhale. Proper breathing during childbirth accelerates the birth of a baby.
If contractions do not cause severe pain, it is worth using abdominal breathing . Various types of superficial frequent breathing, such as “train”, “big candle”, “candle”, help in pain relief. In order not to start pushing ahead of time, you should breathe like a “dog” after running. And for the most effective fight, you need to inhale the air, as when diving, with attempts to hold your breath, and at their end - slowly exhale.