Breathing techniques to relieve labor pain

If you give birth naturally, you will face labor pains. This pain is very difficult to bear and the pain level reaches level ten. However, the labor pains during childbirth can be relieved. The breathing method to relieve the labor pains is the Lamaze labor breathing method. Following this method, the degree of pain can be greatly reduced. So, what is the breathing method to relieve labor pain? Let’s take a look below.

Lamaze Breathing

1) Clearing Breathing: deep breathing, relaxation of muscles throughout the body

2) Tightening and relaxation exercises:

Tighten your left arm, make a fist, straighten it, raise it, lower it, relax it

Imagine the contraction of your left arm as your uterus, and relax the rest of your body except your uterus.

Command: Clearing Breath, Tighten Left Arm, Relax, Clearing Breath

Exercise : tighten left arm, tighten right arm, tighten right leg, tighten left leg, tighten right arm and right leg, tighten left arm and left leg, tighten right arm and left leg, tighten left arm and right leg.

The exercise needs to be performed in the supine position, and the examination is completed by LG. The uterus should contract while other conditioned reflexes relax.

3. Breathing exercises: Use chest breathing during uterine contractions to reduce uterine pressure.

1) Breathing during the latent period:

During the latent period, uterine contractions occur every 5-20 minutes, each contraction lasts 30-60 seconds, and the cervix is ​​dilated to 0-2cm or 3cm.

Password:

1. Contraction begins

2. Clearing Breathing

3. Inhale, two, three, four, exhale, two, three, four (repeat 6-9 times)

4. Clearing Breathing

5. End of contraction

2) Breathing during the acceleration period:

During the acceleration phase, uterine contractions occur every 2-4 minutes, each contraction lasts 45-60 seconds, and the cervix is ​​dilated 4-8 cm

Password:

1. Contraction begins

2. Clearing Breathing

3. Inhale, two, three, four. Exhale, two, three, four.

Inhale, two, three, exhale, two, three

Inhale, two, exhale, two

Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale

Inhale, two, exhale, two

Inhale, two, three, exhale, two, three

Inhale, two, three, four, exhale, two, three, four

4. Clearing Breathing

5. End of contraction

3) Breathing during deceleration period:

During the deceleration phase, there is a contraction every 30-60 seconds, each contraction lasts 60-90 seconds, and the cervix is ​​dilated 8-10 cm

Password :

1. Contraction begins

2. Clearing Breathing

3. Hee, hee, hee, hee, shush

Hee, hee, hee, hee, hush (shallow breathing, stay in the throat)

4. Clearing Breathing

5. End of contraction

4) Breath-holding exercise:

The breath-holding exercise is the second stage of labor, the cervix is ​​fully dilated to 10cm, and the fetus is delivered.

Password:

1. Contraction begins

2. Clearing Breathing

3. Inhale , hold your breath, and push hard (count from 1 to 10)

Inhale, hold your breath, and push (count from 1 to 10)

4. Clearing Breathing

5. End of contraction

When a pregnant woman practices alone, she can lie flat on a mat, spread her legs, raise them up on a chair or sofa, bend her knees, and keep her hips as close to the chair as possible.

5) Breathing exercise:

During the breathing exercise, the fetal head is delivered to a certain range. At this time, the pregnant woman should not exert force. When practicing, breath-holding exercises and exhaling exercises should be interspersed.

6) Blowing candles

Method: Breathe quickly as if you were blowing out a candle.

Command: Don't use force - blow out the candle.