What is false labor?

False labor is a phenomenon that many pregnant women experience during pregnancy, especially after the second trimester of pregnancy, this feeling will be more obvious. Frequent touching of the belly in the late pregnancy can also cause false labor and lead to premature birth. Therefore, female friends need to pay special attention to this issue. Let us take a detailed look at what exactly is the false labor phenomenon.

Because pregnant women may experience various symptoms of discomfort during pregnancy, you must not easily go to Hohhot when facing these problems. Only in this way can you better help yourself ensure your health, and raise him to grow up healthier and happier.

False labor, also called prolonged labor, is an occasional uterine contraction. Its characteristics are that the time of occurrence is irregular and the degree varies from time to time. False labor begins around 6 weeks of pregnancy, but you won't feel it until the second half of pregnancy. A gynecologist at Peking Union Medical College Hospital said that frequently touching the belly in the late pregnancy can cause false labor and lead to premature birth.

1 Symptoms

In the weeks before delivery, the uterine muscles are more sensitive and irregular uterine contractions will occur, lasting for a short time, being weak, or limited to the lower part of the uterus. It stops after several hours and cannot cause the cervix to open, so it is not labor and is called false labor.

Before delivery, "false labor" will become more and more frequent due to the traction stimulation of the lower part of the uterus caused by the descending fetal head.

A British doctor named John Braxton Hicks first described this false labor in 1872, so it is also called "Braxton Hicks contraction."

2. Relieve Discomfort

Change activity or posture. Sometimes walking can relieve discomfort, and sometimes resting can relieve false labor. (If these are real labor contractions, no matter what you do, the contractions will not stop and will gradually intensify).

Take a hot bath and relax your body.

Drink several glasses of water, as false labor can sometimes be caused by dehydration.

Try relaxation exercises, or taking slow, deep breaths. While this won't stop the false labor, it may help you cope with the uncomfortable feeling.

The above is an introduction to false labor. I hope that from these introductions, everyone can have a more comprehensive understanding of this issue. Only by understanding these health care methods can you help yourself cope with and solve it. There will be no panic situation where you are flustered and don’t know how to solve the problem.