I would like to use pethidine for pain
relief during my labour.
I would like to use gas and air for pain
relief during my labour.
I would like to use a TENS machine for pain
relief during my labour.
MIDIRS and The NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, «Epidural Pain
Relief During Labour,» in Informed Choice for Professionals (Bristol: MIDIRS, 1999): pg 5
Women using hypnobirthing report needing little or no pain
relief during labour and their babies are born calm and alert.
The Elle TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) and Elle TENS + by Babycare is a versatile and easy - to - use TENS machine, offering maximum pain
relief during labour and beyond.
Entonox or gas and air (also known as laughing gas) is the most commonly used method of pain
relief during labour.
An epidural provides continuous pain
relief during labour.
Not exact matches
Deciding what pain
relief you want
during labour is an important consideration for most mums when they are writing their birth plan
Epidural Anaesthesia is an effective and popular form of pain
relief for women
during labour and childbirth.
What you will need to include is your name, your labor partner's name, your doctor's name, your doula's name (if you have one), and your baby's name (if decided already), your due date, things you would like
during labour i.e. if you would like ice chips for nourishment or want to be coached when it's time to push, what you would like when it comes to pain
relief, i.e. if you want an epidural or not, things that you would like to happen straight after the birth, i.e. your partner to cut the cord, if you want to hold the baby straight away or after they've been cleaned up, special requests if you need to have a C - section, concerns and fears and anything else.
If you do want pain
relief the midwife can administer it for you at any time
during the
labour.
Spence was stunned when she found out
during a very painful
labour that midwives, who hold the equivalent of a university degree, had no pain
relief available.
Since you can't predict in advance how you will feel
during labour (even if you have given birth before, remember, all births are different), it makes sense to be read up on all the pain
relief options available to you.
An epidural should provide good pain
relief, but may restrict your movements
during labour.
This form of pain
relief is often described as «taking the edge off», and may help you relax
during labour.