Painless Delivery and Labour

Pregnancy is a dream come true for all
couples. The first time mothers are filled with apprehension and innumerable
questions. They get their queries solved by consulting their elders and now
newsgroups. They develop misconceptions and fears regarding pregnancy and
Labour.

The perception of pain during Labour and delivery varies
between individuals. Specially, the first-time mothers need a proper antenatal
counselling regarding good nutritious diet, antenatal exercises and physiology
of Labour pains. Here we shall only be dealing with Labour & delivery.

Epidural anesthesia is an advance in pain management
during Labour, which ensures that a pregnant woman has a comfortable Labour. It
is a regional anesthesia in which an anaesthetic drug is injected near the
spinal cord in the spinal canal.

Areas affected

It numbs the body below the waist, but the movements are
not impaired.

Time of anesthesia

It is administered when the patient is in active Labour.
It can be given as a single injection or in multiple doses through a special
epidural catheter by a skilled anesthetist.

Advantages

• Almost complete relief from pain with the patient being
  mobile
• No postpartum headache as in spinal anesthesia
• Mother is conscious and alert throughout the Labour
• An instrumental delivery can be performed under the same anesthesia, if need
  arises
• If the patient has to be taken for cesarean section, the effect can be topped
  up through the epidural catheter.

 

Disadvantages

• Sudden drop in the blood pressure
• Because of pelvic floor relaxation, baby’s head may not rotate and forceps application may be required.
• Slight increased rate of instrumental and cesarean deliveries.

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