Understanding Painless Delivery
Since the beginning of time, labor and childbirth have always been associated with pain. While pain tolerance levels and pain thresholds are subjective, there are numerous talks going around regarding how to have a comfortable birthing experience. It is true that there are a variety of safe and effective techniques for ensuring pain relief during delivery, and every expectant woman has the right to be informed of her alternatives and to freely discuss them with her doctors. The most frequent treatment used to facilitate a painless delivery is the use of an epidural anesthetic. This injection is administered to the mother's lower back, and the medicine begins to take action within 10-15 minutes. An epidural injection is only administered when the woman is in active labor and has at least three contractions that are 10 minutes apart. Epidurals are completely safe for both mother and baby, and the injection has been shown to significantly decrease pain and feelings in the lower...