As the due date approaches, expectant mothers may begin preparing ways to ensure a smoother delivery without complications. In fact, many simple strategies starting in late pregnancy can help make childbirth easier. Here, we've compiled several methods to facilitate a smoother delivery—let's explore them together.Walking allows you to breathe fresh air. In the final stages of pregnancy, it can help the baby descend into the pelvis, relax the pelvic ligaments, and prepare for delivery. While walking, gently massage your abdomen, talk to your baby, and listen together to the birds singing and crickets chirping.
Walking Schedule: Schedule walks twice daily, morning and evening, each lasting about 30 minutes. Alternatively, walk three times daily—morning, afternoon, and evening—each for 20 minutes. Walking Location: Choose quiet, pollution-free areas. Avoid walking along roadsides, as vehicle exhaust can expose you to excessive lead.
Exercises: Prenatal exercises are very popular abroad. They not only help the baby's head engage in the pelvis but also increase the resilience and elasticity of the pelvic floor muscles.
Squatting Position: Hold onto the edge of a table with both hands. Stand steadily with your feet apart. Slowly bend your knees, lowering your pelvis until both knees are fully bent and your legs are naturally spread apart.Then slowly rise, using leg strength to push upward until both legs and the pelvis are fully upright. Repeat several times.
Leg Circles: Hold onto the back of a chair with both hands. Keep the right leg stationary while rotating the left leg in a 360-degree circle. Return to the starting position, switch legs, and repeat. Perform 5-6 times in the morning and evening.
Waist Exercises: Hold onto the back of a chair with both hands. Slowly inhale while straightening the arms and lifting the toes, keeping the waist straight and the lower abdomen pressed against the chair back. Then slowly exhale while relaxing the arms and lowering the feet.
Waist Exercise: Hold onto the back of a chair. Slowly inhale while tensing your arms, rising onto your toes, and straightening your waist so your lower abdomen presses against the chair back. Then slowly exhale, relax your arms, and lower your feet. Perform 5-6 times each morning and evening.
Pelvic Exercise: Kneel on all fours. Inhale while rounding your back. Exhale while lifting your head and arching your upper body backward. Repeat 10 times.
Vaginal Muscle Exercise: Lie on your back. Slowly contract your vaginal muscles while lifting your hips upward. Hold for a count of five, then slowly lower. Repeat 10 times.
Strengthening Exercise: Lie on your back, take a deep breath, then exhale long and forcefully while pushing downward with effort.
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Methods for a Smoother Delivery
Sleep: Ensure adequate rest before labor begins. In my previous books, I repeatedly emphasized a simple health preservation formula: four key principles—eat well, sleep well, avoid anger, and exercise regularly.For expectant mothers, quality sleep is especially vital. Restful sleep replenishes strength; if unable to sleep, close your eyes and rest your spirit. Childbirth is physically demanding—you must have the energy. Moreover, when the mother sleeps and rests, the fetus sleeps too. A mother's calm state creates a spacious womb, making it easier for the baby to turn.
Endure the pain: You must endure the pain. As the ancients said, "When pain reaches its peak, delivery becomes easier."Childbirth pain is a rite of passage for women. Why must women endure such suffering? Though women possess wisdom, it does not exempt them from pain. Childbirth is one such hardship—an innate mission and inevitable process for women. Yet the physical agony pales in comparison to the joy of holding one's newborn.
Slow labor: This means resisting the urge to push prematurely.The fetus will naturally turn and position itself within the womb. Pushing prematurely not only fails to assist but may actually hinder the process. Therefore, the mother must wait until the baby is fully engaged at the birth canal—when she experiences an unusually heavy sensation in her lower abdomen and sees flashes of light—before pushing. Expectant mothers should apply these methods according to their individual circumstances.