Narrator: In the weeks before birth, your body slows down production of the hormone progesterone while increasing production of other hormones – including prostaglandins, which soften the cervix, and oxytocin, which triggers the uterine muscles to contract. True labor contractions are rhythmic and painful, and grow consistently stronger. As the long vertical muscle bands of the uterus tighten, they pull the cervix open. The strong muscles at the top of the uterus push down and release, guiding your baby toward the cervix. The mucus plug, a collection of thickened cervical mucus that's sealed your cervix shut for nine months, may be expelled days before or in the midst of labor. When the amniotic sac ruptures, your water has broken. It can feel like a trickle or a gush of fluid. Your cervix will begin opening and thinning, known as dilation and effacement. Once you reach about 4 centimeters, your body will move into active labor. In active labor, contractions become stronger and...
The Problem Of Depression During Pregnancy During pregnancy, it's quite difficult for any woman to confront a treatment for clinical depression. This happens because there's a high health risk if one consumes antidepressant medicines during pregnancy. However, by visiting the doctor at the right time and with efforts from the patient's side, this issue can be resolved. Generally, it has been noticed that women are more emotional and sentimental in the initial couple of days of pregnancy. Around 10% pregnant females require antidepressant treatment prescribed by the doctors. However, the percentage is a lot higher than that since females are approached quite softly during pregnancy and this becomes a neglecting psychological illness. Women become more emotional and depressed because of the excessive safety measures and over cautious subjective view taken during the pregnancy. This may result in a serious psychiatric effect on a pregnant woman. There's a h...