Babies can be born naturally by vaginal birth or in some cases where the natural birth is not possible for reasons relating to the risk associated with the life of the mother or baby, the doctor may have to resort to Cesarean section. Once a rarely performed procedure, only for obstetric emergencies, C-section today is performed more commonly. In India the recent data from the National Family Health Survey 2014-15 (NFHS-4)
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You are almost ready for delivery and the labour pains could start anytime. Today is the last day of your 39th week and the beginning of your 40th week. You will have pain in your lower back and contractions in the lower abdomen. If extreme pain then rushes to your doctor ASAP. You will also experience pain in the vaginal area and also have contractions. You will feel contractions for 30 to 45 secs
This week the baby is almost fully developed. How many more weeks for your delivery? Don’t worry - It is going to be probably a few days more. You are also experiencing increased frequency of urination, breast pain, swelling in your hands and legs and acidity. If all these symptoms increase then do contact your Doctor. The ultrasound shows the baby’s 3.2 kgs and is almost 21 inches in height.
From this week onwards the baby is considered full term and is supposed to be fully developed. Do not worry about the growth of the baby, if she delivers this week. In this week the baby almost puts on 30 grams per day.You can feel some changes in your breast. This is because she needs to breastfeed the baby after delivery and the milk is already being produced in the breast.
This is the 36th week and the baby is in the head down position and is lying on the bones of the pelvis. You are a little tired. You have been pregnant for the past 9 months and waiting to have a healthy baby. If you are worried about the health of the baby then don’t worry. It is very normal for every pregnant woman
For the last 4 weeks, You have been going for checkups to the hospital every week. You are going to get checked levels of the amniotic fluid and also urine for sugar and protein and your BP every time. This week you may complaints of acidity, backache, and pain in the vaginal area. Pain is because the baby has descended to the lower part of the uterus and this is called lightening.
Your baby is safe as the baby born any time after this week will be able to survive well. The ultrasound shows the baby in the head down position and is approximately 2.2 kgs in weight and 19 inches long. Baby also has deposition of fat under its skin, this will help the baby to keep the temperature normal. The doctor will show you baby taking hiccups.
So this is the beginning of the 9th month. The doctor checks your weight. You have gained almost 10 kgs from your pre-pregnancy weight. This is good. You may see an increase in weight by another 2 to 2.5 kgs in the next few weeks. Pregnant women may increase in weight by 450 grams and the baby also may gain weight especially in the last few weeks of pregnancy.
This is the 32nd week and you are almost ready for delivery. This means you are in your 8th month. You will feel a lot of uterine contractions during the day. Don't’ be scared. These contractions are practice contractions which the uterus does preparing for delivery. Moving around a little will decrease the contractions. Do not stand or sit in one place for a long time and rest as much as possible.