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The due date of the second child in the office is in these days, and colleagues who have a good relationship on the weekend hit it off to see her. Came to Xiaoye's house, looking at Xiaoye who was still directing her husband to pack up the delivery bag with a big belly, colleagues ridiculed: Are you planning to live in tonight?
Xiao Ye smiled and said: I hope this baby is a daughter, don't they all say that "it is rare for a boy to be at noon, and a daughter is rare to have a child in the middle of the night"? So of course I want to be born at night, anyway, it's just these two days~
There is indeed a similar saying in the people, the ancients believed that boys born between 11 noon and 1 pm will be very expensive, while girls are better born from 11 pm to 1 am, which is more blessed.
People in the past liked to study "yin and yang", they believed that the midday sun would make boys stronger and more courageous; And the nighttime yin will also make the girl softer and more beautiful.
I didn't expect that Xiaoye, who usually grinned and called himself "four good young people", also had times of superstition. What surprised me even more was that several other colleagues also began to discuss in a serious way whether it was better to have a baby during the day or at night?
Seeing the heated discussion between them, Yumi's mother decided to go home and look for scientific data, but I didn't expect to really let me find something different, so there was this article.
Born during the day or born at night, which is better?
Some researchers have asked "Are children born during the day or at night?" This topic has also been studied.
The American Obstetrics and Gynecologists (ACOG) has published a set of statistics: a total of 429 women participated in the survey, and doctors recorded their labor in detail, and finally concluded:
Expectant mothers who give birth late at night spend an average of 40 minutes more on delivery than pregnant women during the day.
Prolonged labour is associated with increased risk, resulting in a 26% increase in maternal risk for late night deliveries.
Although there is a mature medical security system for pregnancy and childbirth, babies born at night still have to face the following problems:
First, nighttime medical resources are limited.
In the evening, except for the medical staff on duty, most of the doctors went home from work. If there is an unexpected situation during delivery, it is difficult to find an experienced doctor, and there is a shortage of staff.
Once you encounter difficult diseases that require the help of doctors in other departments, such as postpartum hemorrhage, it is likely to be dangerous.
Secondly, lack of energy at night
Whether it is a pregnant woman or a medical staff, after a day's exertion, energy and physical strength will be affected. Especially in the second half of the night, it is inevitable that both parties will experience fatigue and exhaustion.
This is why many caesarean sections are performed during the day as much as possible. Health care workers just want to do their best to keep the mother and fetus safe.
When would a child be born?
Although the mother-to-be is in good spirits and light during the day, which is more conducive to the birth of children at this time, I did a survey of nearly 50 children around me and found that things are not as simple as we thought.
Of these children, 32 were born in the evening and evening, of which 80% were born spontaneously. Relatively speaking, the proportion of caesarean sections is significantly higher among children born during the day.
I consulted a doctor friend and found that the probability of a baby born at night is indeed relatively large. This reminds me of the day Yumi was born, there were only 2 people in the delivery room during the day, and at about 6 p.m., Hula came in with 4 expectant mothers, which was much more lively than during the day.
There is actually a scientific basis for natural birth, which is more likely to be born in the evening and night. When the expectant mother is close to her due date, the "melatonin" and "oxytocin" in the body will work together to promote uterine contractions and help birth.
According to the body's natural rhythm, melatonin secretion is more active at night, reaches the peak of the day in the early morning, and is inhibited to a certain extent during the day.
In line with it, at night, the activity of the human cerebral cortex is weakened, and the function of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland is liberated, resulting in an increase in the release of "uterotonin". Under the action of two "oxytocizing" hormones, the probability of pregnant mothers launching at night will be higher.
In addition, the explanation by biologists that children are more likely to be born at night is: long-term evolution, so that small fetuses are also affected by "sunrise and sunset". In the past, people had to participate in labor, and only at night, farmers would be free, and children born at this time were more likely to be cared for by their families, thereby improving survival rates.
Someone did a survey and selected a group of babies born at the same time period and divided them into 2 groups. One group was born during the day and one group was born at night, and it was found through comparison that the group of children born at night had a closer relationship with their mothers, while the children born during the day were relatively less intimate.
However, it should be noted that no study so far has clearly shown whether it is better to be born at night or during the day. The vast majority of infant experts prefer to go with the flow!
Do not artificially interfere with when your child is born
Although the birth of a child is a "probabilistic event", there are still people who try to artificially change the child's date of birth, which is really unnecessary!
I remember when I was pregnant with Youmi, an expectant mother in the next community said that she had long been optimistic about the day, and did not wait for the child to start, and directly had a cesarean section. Later, I heard that this day is still the family spending a lot of money to ask someone to show it, this behavior is really not recommended.
It is still recommended to follow the advice of professional doctors, after all, "too early" and "too late" may be risky for the child, and we don't need to artificially increase the risk of childbirth, are you right?
By the way, remind again: expectant mothers, in case the doctor recommends a cesarean section, don't screw and insist on a vaginal delivery, and you must trust the judgment of professionals at critical moments.
Today's topic: Do you have friends around you who watch the days and have babies? Welcome to the comment area to tell us about your personal experience~