A woman forgets the pains she goes through the labor the minute she holds her baby in her arms. But, it’s really not easy when she has to go through the pains and doctors administer epidural to the ease the pain and make the process of delivery a comfortable one.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has now offered guidelines to doctors and nurses on how to ease the labor pains. The guidelines say that drugs should not be offered when the delivery is progressing normally even if this means longer labors. The advice is to use water pool as an effective epidural for easy delivery and also advises the mid-wives to constantly smile, talk and reassure women during the delivery.
I would like to see more women using water and fewer women using the types of pain relief that are less effective
Says Dr Julia Sanders, a consultant midwife.
The institute stresses that women should be given information and support to make an informed decision about “where to give birth that is right for her and her baby”. The women may chose to give birth at home if they are armed with the right information and are assured a one-to-one care in labor though the chances of women opting for a home deliver is far less due to the shortage of midwives. Most women feel comfortable with the idea of delivery in a hospital as they are assured of clinical intervention in case of emergencies.
HypnoBirthing is a another unique antenatal program that teaches simple but specific self-hypnosis and relaxation techniques for an easier, more gentle birth that is often accompanied by a significant reduction in pain. HypnoBirthing is not about “training mothers to give birth”-when undisturbed we already know how to do that instinctively; it is about getting rid of fear and allowing our bodies and minds to relax so we can birth our babies gently, according to midwiferytoday.
Relax women, Babies need not be hard work after all!!!(no, not at the moment atleast :))
