Back pain is about to give birth?

Back pain is a common condition for women during pregnancy, especially in the last months of pregnancy. However, many women wonder whether severe back pain in the last days of pregnancy is a sign of impending labor. To answer this question, read the following article for more detailed information.

Is intermittent back pain a sign of impending labor?

Back pain is one of the most common symptoms of pregnancy. However, in the final months, pregnant women may experience extremely uncomfortable back pain, which can be a sign of impending labor. This condition occurs in about 1/3 of pregnant women.

Normally, as the baby moves down the birth canal, its face is pressed against the mother’s spine. However, as the baby moves lower, its head is pressed against the spine, causing severe back pain that radiates to the abdomen. This extremely uncomfortable back pain is often the first sign that a pregnant woman is about to go into labor.

Lower abdominal pain with back pain is about to give birth?

If you usually suffer from premenstrual back pain, you may also experience back pain a few days before labor. However, these back pains related to labor will be hidden and located in the lower back. When your cervix softens and “ripens” in preparation for labor, this back pain is also indicated by this sign.

Signs of labor that pregnant mothers should know

When about to give birth, pregnant women will experience many signs of labor, including:

  • Cervical dilation:  Before birth, the baby moves down into the mother’s pelvis to prepare for labor. The baby pushes on the cervix, causing it to thin and open. This continues until birth.
  • Vaginal discharge:  The cervix opens so more mucus is secreted, possibly with blood. This is a clear sign of labor, the mother needs to go to the hospital immediately.
  • Feeling of the fetus dropping:  In this case, the fetus does not press on the diaphragm but drops deep into the pelvic area to prepare for birth.
  • Water breaks:  About 10% of mothers have their water break early and there will be a small stream of colorless, odorless fluid. If the fluid is black, green, bloody or has a foul odor, it needs immediate attention. Babies are usually delivered within 24 hours to avoid infection.
  • Diarrhea:  This symptom usually occurs at the end of pregnancy because the muscles in the uterus relax to prepare for childbirth. All the muscles and the mother’s rectum will be rested. Therefore, pregnant women will have diarrhea, this is normal and is one of the symptoms that signal the baby is about to give birth.
  • Frequent urination:  During the last month of pregnancy, the fetus will move down into the pelvis, pressing on the surrounding area and bladder, causing a feeling of heaviness in the abdomen and the need to urinate more frequently.

In addition to the above signs, pregnant women may also experience other signs during labor. This information can be used to better understand the process of preparing for childbirth.

Above is our sharing on the issue of back pain is about to give birth or not? Hopefully through this article, readers have gained more useful information.

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