Successfully becoming a mother during childbirth can be said to be the happiest time in a woman\’s life, but almost all mothers cannot forget to recall the heartbreaking pain during childbirth. This pain leaves every woman who has experienced it with lingering fear.
Many mothers even said: If I had known about this kind of pain, I would not have given birth. Some women are afraid of giving birth because they are afraid of the pain of childbirth. Now some hospitals in Beijing have introduced a variety of methods to relieve labor pain, ranging from breathing adjustment, psychological suggestion comfort, analgesic devices, injections of anesthetics such as Pethidine to epidural analgesia, to achieve painless delivery. In this way, pregnant women can fully enjoy the joy of motherhood and reduce the pain of labor pains.
In fact, the pain of childbirth not only brings pain to the expectant mother, but also has adverse effects on the fetus. Some data show that when the human body feels severe pain, it will release a substance called catecholamines (mainly composed of epinephrine and norepinephrine), which has adverse effects on both the mother and the fetus. The increase in catecholamines will weaken the synergy of uterine contractions, uncoordinated uterine contractions will slow down the dilation of the cervix, and the blood and oxygen supply to the newborn may be affected.
According to Fan Ling, director of the obstetrics department of Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, to be precise, painless delivery is not absolutely \”painless\”. Become bearable. There are two main types of labor analgesia: one is mental preventive painless labor; the other is drug analgesia. Psychological prevention can sometimes play a big role. Its advantages are that it is safe, reliable and easy to implement. The distinctive feature of uterine contractions is rhythmicity, which means that there is an interval after each contraction, and each pain has a relief period. Master this feature and you can take advantage of the short respite period to relax your body and mind. Proper breathing during labor can also help relieve pain. Emotional stabilizing effect. You can also seek psychological comfort from professional midwives who have given birth to children. At Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, for more than 200 yuan, you can have a professional midwife accompany the mother during the whole process, and family members can also accompany the mother during the delivery. There are many methods of drug analgesia during childbirth, such as intramuscular injection of pethidine or intermittent inhalation of \”laughing gas\”, as well as epidural analgesia. also? Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital has also introduced HANS and TANS electromagnetic analgesia devices, which have good clinical effects and low cost, only costing about 10 yuan. Water acupuncture point injection also has a certain analgesic effect and the cost is low.
According to Zhao Tianwei, deputy director of Haidian District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the current ideal analgesic effect is to block the sensory nerves that control the uterus in the epidural space, thereby reducing pain. Because the amount of anesthetic is small, the mother can still feel the contractions. Labor may be prolonged by the use of anesthetics, but oxytocin can be injected to strengthen uterine contractions and speed up labor. Epidural analgesia has certain risks, such as anesthetic allergy, anesthesia accidents, etc. Because the surgical procedure is cumbersome, obstetricians and anesthesiologists are required to jointly supervise and monitor the mother\’s condition throughout the delivery process. At the Haidian District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, epidural analgesia for painless delivery costs about more than 400 yuan, and this part of the cost is paid for by yourself. The mother can make a request and the doctorThe student will decide whether it is suitable for the mother based on her specific situation.
In addition, there are aristocratic methods of childbirth. If you give birth at Beijing United Family Hospital, you can enjoy the services of the American birth center. The delivery room is decorated in a family style, with sofas, beds, and TVs, which is very cozy. However, the painless delivery procedure here costs about $6,300.
Will an epidural have any adverse effects on my child?
There are very detailed studies confirming that epidural analgesia and anesthesia are safe for both mother and fetus. But this requires accurate judgment, special techniques, appropriate preventive measures and treatments.
A qualified and experienced anesthetist is required to perform this procedure. Labor pain relief requires far fewer medications than the pain relief methods commonly used in the past. For labor analgesia, the drugs are delivered directly to the analgesic site, requiring only a few tenths of the previous drugs.
How to apply for labor analgesia when labor pain is unbearable?
If the mother decides to use epidural analgesia, she should make this request to the nurse, preferably sooner rather than later, usually when the cervix is 3 to 4 centimeters dilated. Use only after examination by a doctor.
There is a period of time between the time the analgesia is given and the time the anesthesiologist is able to give the woman an epidural (the anesthesiologist may also be performing other medical activities), and it takes 10 to 20 minutes for the doctor to perform the procedure.
Can it still be produced? An epidural block allows women to rest during the first stage of labor, which is the most needed and longest period of time. When the cervix is fully expanded and she wants to exert force, the mother has more strength because of the accumulated physical strength. If some women have no feeling of pushing down, they can do it under the guidance of a doctor. Mothers are capable of doing it. This method reduces the pain of labor while retaining the sensation of pushing down.
Are epidurals dangerous?
Every year, tens of millions of patients around the world use epidural methods to relieve pain and treat diseases, and they are very safe. According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, epidural anesthesia itself causes a maternal mortality rate of 1.7 per 1,000,000 during cesarean section anesthesia and labor analgesia.
Although anesthesiologists will take measures to prevent and avoid various accidents, epidural technology is a complex treatment after all, and anesthesia accidents may still occur. It is necessary to correctly understand that there are certain risks in painless childbirth.