Will there be heavy bleeding during a normal birth?

Natural childbirth is a natural way of childbirth. It has many benefits for both the mother and the fetus, and is also the way of childbirth advocated by doctors. Of course, childbirth involves certain risks. When a mother chooses a natural childbirth while enduring severe pain, it is easy for heavy bleeding to affect her health, and even pose a threat to her life when the symptoms are severe.

How much bleeding during childbirth is considered heavy bleeding

Bleeding is normal during labor, but if the amount of bleeding exceeds 500 ml within 24 hours after delivery, it can be considered postpartum hemorrhage.

What factors can cause heavy bleeding during childbirth?

1. Retained placenta.

Retained placenta is one of the causes of heavy bleeding, including incomplete placental separation and placental adhesion, which can also cause heavy bleeding.

2. Weak uterine contractions.

If uterine contractions are weak after the fetus is delivered, the uterus cannot contract and shrink normally, and bleeding will not occur if the placenta has not been detached and the blood sinuses have not opened. If the placenta is partially detached or detached and expelled, uterine contractions are weak and cannot effectively close the blood sinuses of the uterine wall at the placenta attachment site, resulting in excessive bleeding, which is the main cause of postpartum hemorrhage.

3. Coagulation disorder.

If the mother suffers from blood disease, prolonged intrauterine fetal death, placental abruption, severe pregnancy-induced hypertension and amniotic fluid embolism, etc., all of these can affect blood coagulation or cause diffuse intravascular coagulation, causing blood coagulation disorders, postpartum bleeding, and difficulty in stopping bleeding. Therefore, once this disease is discovered during pregnancy, it must be taken seriously.

4. Cervical laceration.

Cervical lacerations are usually on both sides and may also appear petal-like. If the laceration is severe and affects the cervical blood vessels, it will cause heavy bleeding. Cervical lacerations can occasionally extend to the lower uterine segment. Vaginal lacerations are mostly located on the vaginal side wall, posterior wall and perineum, and are mostly irregular lacerations. If vaginal laceration affects deeper tissues, it may cause severe bleeding due to the rich blood supply.

5. Mental stress.

When facing childbirth, most women will feel nervous and anxious, but they must pay attention to adjusting themselves, because if they are too nervous during childbirth, it will lead to poor uterine contraction and blood vessel closure, which will cause postpartum hemorrhage. In addition, prolonged labor, prolonged use of sedatives, excessive use of anesthesia, etc. can also cause weak placental contraction and heavy bleeding. Therefore, expectant mothers must learn to regulate their nervous emotions.