Abstract: Many parturient women and their families have certain misunderstandings about labor analgesia. These misunderstandings are also one of the reasons why it is difficult to implement labor analgesia. In fact, labor analgesia is not only as simple as pain relief, but more importantly, it can ensure the safety of the mother and fetus during delivery. The National Health Commission issued the \”Notice on Carrying out the Pilot Work of Labor Analgesia\”, and many hospitals in this city were included in the list of pilot hospitals. Cui Hongyan, administrative director of the Obstetrics Department of the Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, pointed out that many mothers and their families have certain misunderstandings about labor analgesia, and these misunderstandings are also one of the reasons why labor analgesia is difficult to implement. In fact, labor analgesia is not only as simple as pain relief, but more importantly, it can ensure the safety of the mother and fetus during delivery.
Is there only one method of labor analgesia?
Painless delivery is medically called labor analgesia. It uses various methods to reduce the pain during delivery, reduce the fear and fatigue of the mother, and enable the mother to have enough physical strength to complete the delivery. There are many methods of labor analgesia, including non-drug analgesia and drug analgesia, but the analgesic effects are different. Non-drug analgesia includes respiratory analgesia, water delivery, midwifery, etc., but the analgesic effect is poor; drug analgesia is the most well-known method of intraspinal injection of analgesic drugs, and is currently recognized as the most reliable by the anesthesia community at home and abroad. , the most widely used and feasible analgesic method.
Is labor analgesia completely painless?
Although intracanal injection of painkillers can technically be completely painless, the doctor will inject it based on the actual condition of the mother\’s cervical opening. It is generally best to puncture the mother when her cervix is 23 fingers dilated. The best effect is to allow the mother to retain the slight pain so that she can exert force at any time when needed.
Will the drug affect mother and fetus?
Labor analgesia is performed by experienced professional anesthesiologists, who inject anesthetic into the spinal canal in exactly the same way as cesarean section anesthesia. But it is not anesthesia, just analgesia. The drug dose is only one-tenth of that of cesarean section, or even lower. After the injection, the mother can still walk normally, have uterine contractions, and hold her breath, and it has no impact on the mother\’s natural delivery. On the contrary, labor analgesia is more conducive to ensuring the safety of mother and baby. Once the mother or fetus has an emergency during delivery, there is no need to puncture the spinal cord, and only the drug can be administered quickly through the placed epidural catheter, which shortens the anesthesia time and facilitates the rescue of the mother and baby.
Is it suitable for all pregnant women?
Obstetricians and anesthesiologists examine and evaluate women in labor. Women with lumbar spine diseases (such as lumbar disc herniation, etc.), drug allergies, abnormal coagulation function, etc. should inform the truth truthfully, and the anesthesiologist and obstetrician will jointly decide whether it can be implemented. (No. 1 Scholar)