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It's not easy to cope with contractions during childbirth, but thanks to our midwife Hélène Malmanche, we're going to learn how to breathe properly to better manage them. Uterine contraction is a muscular effort. As with any effort, you have to breathe correctly: you don't run a marathon holding your breath! To function, muscles need two fuels to transform into mechanical energy: oxygen and sugar. If there is no oxygen, the muscle switches to so-called "anaerobic" metabolism, and starts to secrete lactic acid, which is responsible for aches and cramps. In other words, if it is so important to breathe properly during a contraction, it is above all to have less pain! Follow La Maison des Maternelles On the FranceTV website: https://www.france.tv/france-5/la-mai... On Facebook: / lamaisondesmaternelles On Twitter: / lmdmf5 On Instagram: / lamaisondesmaternelles On TV: Monday to Friday at 9:20 a.m. on France 5