40 week of pregnancy

On the 40th week of pregnancy from the moment of conception of the child there passed 38 weeks, there is the tenth, last month of pregnancy.

Changes in a fruit organism

The fruit on the 40th week of pregnancy weighs 3400 - 4000, length reaches it 54 – 55 cm. Its bodies and systems ripened for life out of mother's womb. The fruit on the 40th week of pregnancy as the newborn looks, it is possible to determine signs of its donoshennost by outward:

• Sufficient weight and growth;
• Good muscle tone and reflexes;
• Skin is pink, on feet it has cross striation on all surface;
• Nails on hands reached edge of phalanxes;
• Auricles at the heart of the contain an elastic cartilage and are easily straightened if to bend them;
• Testicles at boys are lowered in a scrotum, at girls big vulvar lips completely close small;
• The umbilical ring is in the center of a stomach.

The nervous system of a fruit on the 40th week of pregnancy continues to be improved, between cells of a cerebral cortex new bonds are formed. Adrenal glands of the child become more active to produce adrenaline and corticosteroid hormones. They help a fruit to endure a stress from childbirth and to adapt to environmental conditions after the birth.

Changes in the woman's organism on the 40th week of pregnancy

If childbirth did not happen earlier, then it is quite probable that they will happen on the 40th week of pregnancy, from this point it is necessary to them ready to be final.

The stomach on the 40th week of pregnancy most often falls as the head of a fruit nestles on a pelvic bottom. The stomach size on the 40th week of pregnancy decreases also because of reduction of volume of amniotic waters, now the uterine fundus is defined on 34 – 35 cm above a bosom. This week the woman can feel harbingers of childbirth – symptoms on which it is possible to learn about their fast approach.

The probability of an otkhozhdeniye of a mucous stopper is high if it did not occur earlier. Allocation on the 40th week of pregnancy from a slime vagina with a consistence which reminds ovalbumin testifies to this event.

Allocations on the 40th week of pregnancy normal can amplify, but plentiful watery allocations are similar to amniotic waters. If they appeared, and there are no pains yet, then it is possible to carry out the waters test to be convinced that childbirth did not begin yet.

Greenish coloring and unpleasant smell of allocations on the 40th week of pregnancy – an adverse symptom, most likely, a fruit suffers vnutriutrobno. As pregnancy already full-term, the doctor after assessment of all risk factors can make the decision on operational delivery or stimulation of patrimonial activity.

Periodically arising skhvatkopodobny pains on the 40th week the pregnancies arising in the bottom of a stomach also belong to harbingers of childbirth. The woman can also describe them as feeling of a petrifaction of a stomach, they have the pulling character. If pains become regular, it means that childbirth absolutely close. The reason of pains on the 40th week of pregnancy is that a uterus to be reduced and thanks to it to extend the neck of uterus. Natural childbirth is possible only when the neck revealed completely, that is it is enough in order that through it there passed the fruit head.

If the woman gives birth the first time, childbirth can last not less than 9 - 11 hours if repeatedly – 4 – 6 hours. The reference mark is conducted with the moment of emergence of regular contractions or a bursting of waters – on one of these scenarios and childbirth normal develops.

Even if on the 40th week of pregnancy of a fight did not begin, and the first waters departed – you should not be upset. As a result contents of a uterus decreased in volume, the uterus is stimulated by the beginning of active reductions, that is pains. This feature is used for acceleration of patrimonial activity when in labor puncture a bag of waters.

Inspection on the 40th week of pregnancy

In a uterus in case of need watch a condition of a fruit by means of a kardiotokografiya (KTG). The need for it can be in case of delay of its movements, dribble of the painted amniotic waters or change of heart rate of a fruit.

With all necessary results of researches the woman has to have a prenatal record of the pregnant woman always with herself.