Pain Relief During Labour

Follow the links below to find information about the various methods of pain relief available during labour.

Reviewed September 2011

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Title:   Care of your perineum after the birth
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   The perineum is the area of skin and muscle between your vagina and your anus.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Pain relief during labour and birth
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   All women worry about how much pain they will feel during labour and how they will cope with it. There are many ways of coping with the pain and many choices to make.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   Epidural versus non-epidural or no analgesia in labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pain relief is important for women in labour. Pharmacological methods of pain relief include inhalation of nitrous oxide, injection of opioids and regional analgesia with an epidural for a central nerve block. Epidurals are widely used for pain relief i...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   Immersion in water in labour and birth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review includes 12 trials (3243 women). Water immersion during the first stage of labour significantly reduced epidural/spinal analgesia requirements, without adversely affecting labour duration, operative delivery rates, or neonatal wellbeing. One...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Parenteral opioids for maternal pain management in labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pain during labour is normal and its management is influenced by an interaction between a woman's mental and emotional state and the physiological changes that occur during labour. The use of pain-relieving drugs during labour is now part of standard ca...
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain management in labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   TENS is a device that emits low-voltage currents and which has been used for pain relief in labour. The way that TENS works is not well understood. The electrical pulses are thought to stimulate nerve pathways in the spinal cord which block the transmis...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Relaxation techniques for pain management in labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The pain of labour can be intense, with body tension, anxiety and fear making it worse. Many women would like to go through labour without using drugs, or invasive methods such as an epidural, and turn to complementary therapies to help to reduce their...
Date:   May 2011
Title:   Aromatherapy for pain management in labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Aromatherapy draws on the healing power of plants with the use of essential oils to enhance physical and mental wellbeing. The oils may be massaged into the skin, in a bath or inhaled using a steam infusion or burner. The pain of labour can be intense, ...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Analgesia for relief of pain due to uterine cramping/involution after birth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women may experience cramping pain and discomfort following the birth of their baby as the uterus contracts and returns to its pre-pregnancy size. These after pains are caused by involutionary contractions and usually last for two to three days after ch...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Biofeedback for pain management during labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Biofeedback is a therapy that aims to train women to recognise some body signals such as heart rate, muscular tension or temperature and, in consequence, change their body responses with the aid of electronic instruments that give a signal. It is an alt...
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Acupuncture or acupressure for pain management in labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Acupuncture or acupressure may help relieve pain during labour, but more research is needed. The pain of labour can be intense, and may be worsened because of a woman's tension, anxiety and fear affecting their labour and birth experience . Many women w...
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Continuous support for women during childbirth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Continuous support in labour increased the chance of a spontaneous vaginal birth, had no harm, and women were more satisfied. Historically women have been attended and supported by other women during labour and birth. However in many countries, as more ...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Pain during childbirth
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Almost all women experience pain during childbirth which varies in severity. There are different pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to treatment of pain during childbirth.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Epidural analgesia
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Epidural analgesia is an injection of local anaesthetic alone, or more commonly in combination with pain. The injection is usually made in the lumber region and provides a reliable and excellent analgesia during childbirth.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Absorbable suture materials for primary repair of episiotomy and second degree tears
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Approximately 70% of women who have a vaginal birth will experience some degree of damage to the perineum, due to a tear or cut (episiotomy), and will need stitches. This damage may result in perineal pain during the two weeks after the birth, and some ...
Title:   Enemas during labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Scientific research evidence does not support the routine use of enemas during the first stage of labour. Giving women enemas during labour has been routine practice in delivery wards of many countries and settings. Occasionally women leak from their ba...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Paracetamol/acetaminophen (single administration) for perineal pain in the early postpartum period
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The birth of a baby should be a very special time for every woman, but perineal pain can sometimes interfere and cause problems. The perineum is a diamond-shaped area between the vagina and the anus. Perineal pain can arise from bruising or tearing that...
Date:   Feb 2010
Title:   Childbirth - pain relief options
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Childbirth is usually a painful experience. Pain relief options include drug-free methods as well as medications such as nitrous oxide (gas), pethidine and epidural anaesthesia. Other options include hypnosis, acupunture, massage, breathing techniques and the TENS device.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Epidurals - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Learn about the anaesthetic procedure often used in childbirth, known as an epidural.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Therapeutic ultrasound for postpartum perineal pain and dyspareunia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Too little evidence from trials to show whether women have less pain if they have ultrasound treatment for perineal pain after childbirth. A woman's perineum (area between the vagina and anus) may bruise, tear or be artificially cut (episiotomy) during ...
Date:   Jan 2008

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