Some women always have poor sleeping positions during pregnancy, coupled with the fetus's tendency to move around. As the fetus continues to grow, the pregnant woman's belly becomes bigger and harder to find a good sleeping position. Below is an introduction to how to sleep well for the fetus during pregnancy?
Lying on the side, pregnant women should not simply lie down, but should sleep or rest in the side position. This is because when in a supine position, the pregnant uterus compresses the inferior vena cava and iliac artery, resulting in a decrease in the amount of blood returning to the placenta, which can cause placental circulation disorders, leading to fetal hypoxia and even intrauterine distress, affecting normal fetal development. The lateral position can avoid the adverse effects of supine position. Therefore, medical experts repeatedly emphasize that pregnant women should try to maintain lateral sleep and rest as much as possible, especially in the late stage of pregnancy.
If the position of the fetus is already known, during late pregnancy and before delivery, pregnant women should not only pay attention to maintaining a lateral position during sleep, but also pay attention to lying on their side in the opposite direction of the fetal back. This is more conducive to increasing the fetal mobility and blood circulation in the mother's body, promoting normal fetal development, maintaining the normal fetal position, and facilitating the fetal head to enter the pelvis, laying a good foundation for natural delivery.
Of course, pregnant women cannot sleep in one direction all night long. They can sleep on both sides, but it should be noted that before falling asleep and when falling asleep again after waking up at night, it is best to lie on the opposite side of the fetal back to increase the natural delivery rate and reduce the incidence of difficult labor.
