Why do you need pain relief during childbirth?

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Ly Thi Thanh Nha - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec International General Hospital Da Nang.
In case the pregnant woman is contraindicated with the epidural technique, the doctor can choose other indirect ways to reduce pain during labor, helping the mother to be more comfortable when the baby is born. born.

1. Why is it necessary to relieve pain during childbirth?

The biggest advantage of pain relief during childbirth is that it will help women during labor not be exhausted, so they have better strength to push. This method is beneficial for mothers who have undergone a long labor and lost strength because of uterine contractions. The pain will gradually increase from the time the woman begins labor until the time of delivery, so the faster she loses strength, the less strength to push, so it is necessary to relieve the pain. Postpartum pain relief also helps women quickly recover their health after giving birth, with less pain after giving birth.

2. Why should epidural anesthesia for pain relief during childbirth be widely applied?

The pain will gradually increase during labor and reach its maximum intensity as the fetus moves into the mother's pelvis. Most women (70%) feel the pain is severe or unbearable, so pain relief is really necessary. The method of epidural anesthesia is the most effective way to relieve pain during childbirth and is most suitable for mother and baby, with few side effects, and the mother is still fully awake.

During the infusion of anesthetic, the fetal heart rate will be continuously monitored until delivery, and the mother's blood pressure is also measured to check for adverse changes in the mother. In particular, the use of this pain reliever injection can control the pain relief effect of pregnant women during labor. The doctor can flexibly adjust the type of pain reliever, dose and strength of the drug as appropriate. Because each person's body is often different, there are cases where the same drug, the same dose, but there are good pain relievers and there will be people who are not suitable. Pain relief during childbirth does not affect obstetric indications. When there is an obstetric indication, the mother will have a birth or caesarean section to ensure the safest for the mother and baby. Babies born to mothers who used analgesia at birth were unaffected by the low drug levels.

3. What is epidural analgesia?

The anesthesiologist will inject anesthetic into a small line placed in the epidural space in the back of the mother. Pregnant women will relieve abdominal pain after 5-10 minutes of local anesthetic injection. The drug is given continuously to relieve pain for the mother until postpartum. After giving birth, the medical staff will remove the line and the mother's sensation will return to normal.

4. What are the benefits of giving birth pain relief?

Relieves pain when contractions, pregnancy, cutting and suturing the perineum. Quickly restore health. It is recommended that pregnant women with heart disease, high blood pressure, asthma take pain relief during childbirth, avoiding the bad consequences of abdominal pain. If you have to have a cesarean section or have a post-partum procedure (removal of the placenta, sewing of the episiotomy, etc.), you will continue to receive pain relief through this pain-relieving method.

5. What are the disadvantages when pregnant women get pain relief?

After anaesthesia, you may feel a feeling of heaviness in your legs and mild numbness, a transient drop in blood pressure that makes you feel dizzy, nauseated, or transient chills. Symptoms will quickly go away without treatment. After giving birth, some women may experience headaches when sitting up or back pain where the injection was given. However, this rate is very low (about 0.04%), back pain will fully recover.

6. Under what circumstances does a pregnant woman not receive pain relief during childbirth?

This method is not suitable if the mother has a fever, back skin infection, spinal pain, abnormal bleeding or allergy to the anesthetic.

7. What should pregnant women do when they need pain relief?

Please consult your Obstetrician and Anesthesiologist. When there is a need for pain relief, the mother informs the doctor or midwife. After that, the mother will be consulted and examined to see if she is eligible to undergo labor pain relief. The mother will be asked to lie on her side or sit with her back bent so that the doctor will administer anesthesia to reduce pain for the mother. During childbirth, due to pain medication, the feeling of straining is greatly reduced, and women need to "force" according to the instructions of the obstetrician or midwife. The pain of giving birth is definitely an extremely haunting experience for every pregnant woman. Epidural anesthesia methods help women experience the feeling of "painless delivery" especially at Vinmec, whether it is a natural birth or a cesarean section. With a team of experienced doctors, modern equipment, pregnant women when giving birth at Vinmec can be completely assured of giving birth and recovering quickly after giving birth.
Epidural anesthesia technique has now been applied at Vinmec to help pregnant women gently give birth. At Vinmec, there is a team of experienced and professional anesthesiologists who will help pregnant women experience the safest painless labor.
Master. Doctor. Ly Thi Thanh Nha has worked at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital and Quang Tri Provincial General Hospital before working at Vinmec Danang International General Hospital as it is today. Dr. Nha has strengths and experience in diagnosing, monitoring and treating pregnancy, pregnancy pathology. Pregnancy screening. Perform caesarean section techniques. Laparoscopic surgery to treat ovarian cysts, ectopic pregnancy.

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