A photo: Getty Images The female body is designed so that the childbirth starts at the right time. A fetus with no experience of birth also begins preparations for a “journey” through the birth canal. With the first contractions, the baby receives oxytocin, a love hormone, and acts as a sedative, because giving birth to it is stress.
What does the child feel during labor?
Cramped and uncomfortable.But it doesn't hurt: it's more like a strong hug. With each new contraction, the baby gets less and less oxygen. Don't panic! The baby is ready for this, he falls into a kind of trance and can even fall asleep while the uterus is opening.
What does the baby hear and see during the birth?
Even before a child is born,hears the voices of his relatives. Over the course of nine months, he gets used to his mother's voice and can recognize it at birth. The baby's vision is poor, and he sees a blurry picture. And when he is born, the first thing the baby can see more clearly is the distance from his chest to his mother's face.
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How does a baby breathe through the birth canal?
In the womb, the baby's lungs are filled with fluid, andoxygen comes through the placenta. When it's time to be born, the lungs begin to gradually get rid of mucus and fluid. And after birth, blood flows into the lungs, and the baby takes its first breath. This causes discomfort because it is not used to breathing air on its own.
How does the baby move during labor?
At this moment, mother and baby are one team.The muscles of the uterus contract and press on the baby, forcing it to strive downwards, and the baby presses its legs and arms to itself to make it easier to pass through the birth canal. As the baby moves through the narrowest space between the pelvic bones, a protective cushion of swollen subcutaneous fat forms on its head. It protects the baby's brain from pressure that is ten times greater than its own weight. Before being born, the baby bends its neck, and when the head appears outward, it turns it to the side (this is often done by doctors). Then the baby pushes off the bottom of the uterus and emerges in full growth.
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Does the baby hurt during labor?
A child is capable of feeling pain as early as the age of 20.weeks of pregnancy. But scientists believe that during childbirth the child does not feel it. The baby takes a comfortable position and contracts so strongly that it allows it to move along the birth canal without pain. This is also facilitated by the movable bones of the skull in infants. Therefore, after birth, the shape of the baby's head is deformed, but it is subsequently restored.
Is it scary to the baby?
Experts have no clear answer to this question.can't give. Of course, he experiences a lot of discomfort and doesn't like the environment he finds himself in after birth. The baby experiences shock because he leaves the warm and dark womb of his mother and finds himself in a very light and cold room.
