Pain Management During Delivery

Pain Management During Delivery



Pain is a part of labor, but there are many ways to reduce delivery discomfort!

What are the options for control during labor?

Several options for analgesia (pain relief are available to you. We encourage you to discuss them with your obstetrician or family physician.

PREPARED CHILDBIRTH OR LAMAZE TECHNIQUES
These relaxation and breathing techniques are designed to help you manage the discomfort of labor and delivery. They are best learned in childbirth education classes.

PAIN MEDICATIONS
There are several medications now available which obstetricians generally consider safe for use during labor. Although they may not provide total relief, these medications can reduce pain significantly with relatively few side effects to you and your baby.

EPIDURAL AND SPINAL ANALGESIA
These techniques, which involve care by an anesthesiologist. use local anesthetics and/or narcotics on or around Spinal nerves to help control the pain of labor and delivery.