Throughout the pregnancy, the uterus has enough space for the fetus to change its position from time to time. By 36 weeks of gestation, in most cases the fetus occupies the position with the head down. This is the natural and safest place for childbirth ...
Among the factors that complicate the process of childbirth, the most important are the following: the features of the mother's pelvis; features of the presentation of the fetus, as well as types of presentation; force of uterine contractions. The disproportion of the size of the fetal head and the maternal pelvis is due to an unfavorable combination of their diameters. Difficulty removing the shoulders.
In the UK, uterine rupture is a rare complication (1: 1,500 births), especially compared to other countries (1: 100 in some regions of Africa). Maternal mortality at the same time is 5%, fetal mortality - 30%.
Dead children include children born dead at the end of the 24th week of pregnancy. Intrauterine fetal death can occur at any time of pregnancy or in childbirth. The birth of a dead fetus causes a strong emotional tension in both the mother and the obstetric staff, so the pain and the process of delivery in these circumstances may seem useless and vain, and mothers can feel guilty and consider that what happened to some extent is a punishment for them .
Bleeding in the early postpartum period. They include the loss of more than 500 ml of blood in the first 24 hours after childbirth. This complication is observed in 5% of all births. Most often the cause is atony of the uterus, as well as tissue trauma or hemorrhagic diathesis.
Premature rupture of membranes - this spontaneous break before the beginning of labor during pregnancy from 22 to 42 weeks. The frequency of premature discharge of amniotic fluid is from 10 to 15%, depending on the period of pregnancy.
Water does not always flow out by itself, there are cases of delay in this process and obstetrician - the gynecologist himself has to violate the integrity of the bladder in which the fetus is located. In doing so, he carefully looks at the shade and other characteristics of the liquid. Normally they are transparent, but if the doctor observes the green waters during childbirth, then one should be alert, they can have negative consequences for the newborn, although this does not always happen.
This pathology arises from the formation of a large distance between pubic bones due to their discrepancy.
In this process, there is nothing terrible, this is the preparation in front of real contractions and births.
Describing sources that can provoke softening of the cervix, it is worth noting that they can have physiologically justified reasons, and can be caused by pathological changes in the sexual organs of a woman.