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Labor & deliveryPain controlSome women try to avoid using any drug during labor and delivery, but many find that pain relief medications are necessary. Each individual has different responses to stressful or painful situations. In preparing for childbirth, you need to consider what is acceptable to you in coping with and relieving pain.
It is important that you understand the range of options available in making your labor and delivery more comfortable. Whatever pain relief measures you decide on now, may change when the moment is at hand – and that’s OK! Leave room in your decision-making to allow yourself a zone of comfort options. Your caregivers want to help you make informed decisions. They will work with you to plan care that most suits your lifestyle, beliefs, and ability to tolerate pain. For most women, birth is normal, natural, and healthy. In order to prepare, we recommend that you learn as much as possible about what birth is like in the hospital/birth center you have chosen. Childbirth education classes will help you understand what happens during birth and will help you and your partner learn ways to help your labor, including pain control options. There are many natural and medicinal measures to help your through labor and delivery. To read more about relaxation techniques, alternative therapies, nerve blocks, narcotics, epidurals, and more, click on the Learn more about button above.
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