The rupture during labor is a common birth injury among women. About this problem, perhaps, every future mother. And all the fears of the upcoming birth are amplified by thinking about this complication.
Variants of ruptures during labor
The rupture of the perineum during childbirth is the most common complication of labor. The reason is the strong pressure of the fetal head on the muscles of the perineum. The more elastic these muscles are, the less likely this complication. Loss of elasticity is associated with age, the presence of genital tract disease, long labor, weak labor activity.
Vaginal rupture during childbirth can be superficial or penetrating into the small pelvic tissue, causing complications such as hematoma formation, massive bleeding and even hemorrhagic shock. Not always the vaginal rupture is spontaneous. In some cases, obstetricians resort to violent rupture during the use of forceps or vacuum extraction.
Tears of the cervix during childbirth - one of the options for traumatizing a woman in childbirth. It occurs because of untimely attempts, when the cervix of the uterus has not fully unfolded. If you start to push, when the cervix still covers the baby's head, there is a high probability that it will break.
The rupture and divergence of the genital joint during childbirth is a rather dangerous condition. Usually it is diagnosed in women who, after giving birth, complain of pain and a crunch in the pelvic bones, pain while walking on the stairs and other unpleasant sensations. In this case, there is a significant increase in the gap between the bony bones (up to 8 mm). Fortunately, this complication is not common.
Rupture of the uterus during childbirth is an extremely difficult complication of pregnancy, which during the delivery can end in a fatal outcome of a woman and a child. The main reason -
Prevention of rupture during labor
Many complications can be avoided if all the instructions and warnings of the doctor and obstetrician are followed. As prevention of ruptures, physical exercises can be recommended to strengthen and prepare the pelvic floor muscles, learn proper breathing techniques during childbirth even during pregnancy, regular perineal massage, diet in the last weeks before childbirth, timely treatment of the genital area and, as far as possible, thrush and colpitis during pregnancy.