42 th week of pregnancy

42 th week of pregnancy



We address finally the 42 th week of pregnancy, the last week of pregnancy is considered term pregnancy. Remember that usually a term pregnancy lasts 40 weeks. If the future unborn baby in this week of childbirth necessarily natural either by induction or by Caesarean section.

As already mentioned in earlier weeks of pregnancy, do not know the exact reasons why a pregnancy is longer than another, but are known to influence different aspects such as the lack of maturation of the lungs, kidneys or fetal brain, which the mother has a very low level of hormones, placental deficiencies exist, lack of maturation of the cervix, etc.. Generally, if you reach the 42 th week of pregnancy, it is normal for the mother to worry, in fact, such pregnancies are associated with more complicated deliveries such as operative deliveries.

As indicated in the 40 th week of pregnancy, medical controls are much more comprehensive and fetal monitoring is done every three days, experts conducted at the 41 th week of pregnancy and this week, called the Index of Bishop, a test which result predicts the success of a natural birth induced. In a prolonged pregnancy the unborn baby is usually larger and therefore the possibility of complications and injuries occur in both the mother and baby.

Another problem addressed is the status of the fetus in prolonged pregnancy the placenta is less functional to the aged, which can affect the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the baby, the amniotic fluid can be reduced, hence specialists performed more frequently than fetal monitoring.

The truth is that you can highlight several complications, such as the presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid that is ingested by the baby, or stain your skin a yellow-green color due to the time that has been in contact with meconium. There are also more likely to occur umbilical cord compression and cause the so-called fetal distress, in any case, if the specialists detect or predict any complications, will act quickly to ensure the health of the mother and the unborn baby. In the event that there is a natural childbirth, at the 41 th week of gestation were explaining how they develop.

In the week of pregnancy cuarentaidosava specialists determine the maturity of the cervix, if it is mature induce delivery, otherwise work on the maturation and induce labor. Caesarean section is common in expectant mothers with prolonged pregnancy for the reasons previously described, but especially by the presence of meconium and the impossibility of inducing labor naturally. Some studies suggest that inducing labor with oxytocin and nulliparity (that is not never had children) significantly increase the risk that delivery is by Caesarean section.

In this case there is a caesarean section for no reason and it can be necessary to perform this operation to safeguard the life of the fetus and the mother. The cesarean delivery is performed by an incision in the abdomen and then in the mother's uterus to extract the baby, there are different types of caesarean section, although the most common is called lower segment caesarean section, the court made specialists is above the edge of the bladder in order to achieve more effective healing and less blood loss. Caesarean section is almost required when a vaginal birth is not feasible or can lead to serious complications such as those we have previously cited.

But back to the delivery mechanism, whether by inducing natural childbirth is achieved, this will be as follows: after the fall of the fetus through the birth canal by the action of gravity, powerful uterine contractions push the muscles will proceed to the head of the baby will flex and your chin will join his chest at the first resistance offered by the pelvic floor, then there is the incision and the fetus moves and makes a 90 ° rotation to the left to adapt the status of the pelvic floor muscles. The progress of the fetus causes a shift of the external genitalia of the mother. Now the baby's head is just below the pubic symphysis, below the Mount of Venus.

Specialists may perform an episiotomy is a surgical incision is made in the perineum and the vaginal muscles with a scalpel, in order to prevent tearing in the pelvic floor muscle. It must be said that episiotomy is contraindicated by the World Health Organization if done as a precaution. In the case of a prolonged pregnancy is warranted by the size of the fetus.

When the head is out and while continuing contractions, carries out a rotation of 45 ° and the fetus takes up the position before they perform the rotation of 90 °, this rotation allows the passage of the shoulders of the fetus through the channel delivery. It only remains the expulsion phase, following the departure of the shoulders, leaving the rest of the body quickly. The specialists come to make the cut the umbilical cord connecting link between the baby and mother throughout pregnancy, you can proceed in two ways and everything will depend on the specialist who performs it. The first would be to clamp the cord and then cut, the second option would be to make the grip after a few minutes and then cut. At these times your baby is on your skin and I invade thousand feelings that only a mother can understand. Congratulations! new mothers.