A normal birth in Vinmec: Lots of emotions

June 2020, the family of Ms. Nguyen Thi Van Trang and Mr. Nguyen Quang Cuong are delighted to welcome the birth of their first son, Shin, at Vinmec Times City International General Hospital. After 40 weeks of heavy pregnancy, at 10 am, the pregnant woman was admitted to the hospital in stable health. At 11:30 a.m., pregnant women are given an epidural, which helps to give birth without pain, and labor is more gentle.
The baby is expected to weigh 3.5kg, the head is quite big, while the mother is only 1m56 tall. Doctors predict that a pregnant woman's labor may not be fast. That's right, the pregnant woman has been in pain for 5 hours with many contractions and pain but the cervix is ​​still not open.
In order to give birth faster, stimulate the cervix to open, pregnant women are instructed by midwives to sit on a rolling ball. After the cervix is ​​dilated, doctors will guide pregnant women on how to push properly so that the mother does not lose strength and the baby comes out faster.
15:45, the pregnant woman is quite tired with contractions, if in 1 hour still can't give birth normally, the doctors will prepare a cesarean section. Pregnant women are still determined to have a normal delivery, blood pressure is up to 140/90 mmHg even though during the previous 9 months of pregnancy, the pregnant woman did not have high blood pressure.
With the encouragement of doctors and midwives, at 16:45, the pregnant woman gave birth to her first baby boy successfully. The baby's father cut the umbilical cord by hand. The baby's umbilical cord and umbilical cord are stored at Vinmec Cord Blood Bank according to the family's wishes.