Is abdominal discomfort and a sense of descending in late pregnancy a sign of approaching childbirth?

During the late pregnancy, a sensation of the belly dropping often indicates approaching childbirth. In the weeks before delivery, pregnant women may feel their baby moving downwards, experiencing a sense of the fetus descending. At this time, you may feel increased pelvic pressure and reduced pressure below the chest, resulting in smoother breathing. This is a normal phenomenon and there is no need to be nervous. Some pregnant women may experience edema in their feet and legs, and even generalized edema, which is a normal reaction before childbirth and does not require anxiety. Simply prepare for the arrival of a new life.

If you feel severe abdominal discomfort and a reduction in your baby's movements, this may be a sign that childbirth is imminent. The day before childbirth, amniotic fluid leakage and bleeding may occur. At this time, do not panic as these are signs that childbirth is approaching. It is necessary to proceed to the hospital for delivery. If this is your first childbirth, it may take 6-10 hours. For a second childbirth, it may be faster but still requires a wait of 3-8 hours before welcoming the arrival of a new life.

Around one week or 10 days before childbirth, pregnant women may experience irregular abdominal pain. At this time, there is no need to be nervous as this is not a sign of childbirth but rather false labor pains. False labor pains will gradually develop into regular, true labor pains, which indicate that childbirth is approaching.