This Terrible Pain

Many young women know about childbirth from the stories of grandmothers, mothers and friends. The first thing a woman remembers is that childbirth is terrible pain. But is this always the case?

Experience shows that the less a woman is determined that it will be very painful, the less pain. In addition, many women experience no pain or very little pain.

Usually pampered, impressionable and excitable women suffer greatly from pain. Most often, pain occurs when the mother gets scared and resists natural processes with all her might. For example, when the cervix dilates, contractions appear. If the mother knows how to behave correctly, the pain will be very weak or there will be no pain at all. But usually women who are terrified are shackled, tense, the muscles have to work intensively to open the cervix, and, as a result, pain occurs.

Proper breathing also helps reduce pain (this is taught at prenatal courses or at a school for young parents at antenatal clinics). Many pregnant women ignore these activities, and completely in vain.

There are psychological training schools at antenatal clinics and maternity hospitals. Again, only a few people go there. The training program includes relaxation and breathing exercises. Relaxation during the period between contractions is very important - it gives you the opportunity to rest and relieve pain.

In addition, at this school they teach how to relieve pain by influencing active points - you just need to know which point to press, which point to rub so that it doesn’t hurt, or doesn’t hurt so much. And all this is taught in schools.

Many women find it helpful to take a shower, a warm bath, or swim in a pool; some are distracted by their favorite music or singing. Many hospitals practice acupuncture.

Women who are very afraid of pain usually ask for pain relief. But doctors often refuse, since not all drugs are harmless to the health of the mother and child during the birth itself.

What can you advise women? First of all, childbirth is a natural process that is almost painless. There is nothing to be afraid of. Remember the grandmothers - she gave birth, wrapped her in a diaper and went on to work. We need to prepare for childbirth. Even before conception, start doing exercises that strengthen the abdominal muscles (it is known that gymnasts give birth painlessly and almost without difficulty). If you are very excitable, nervous, impressionable, treat your nervous system, perhaps go to a psychologist. Be sure to attend psychological training classes. If you don’t want to feel lonely, arrange for a loved one to be present during the birth - husband, sister, mother. And finally, don’t listen to anyone’s stories - everything is so individual for each woman that there simply cannot be two identical cases.