Childbirth without pain and fear is the dream of every woman who is preparing to become a mother. And it does not matter if the first time a woman gives birth or is already a mother of many children. The greatest fear of childbirth is the fear of pain. Can I give birth without pain? Let's try to understand.
Birth pain depends on the psychology of the mother and the physiology.
Psychological aspect: When a woman is afraid of childbirth, her muscles are straining, resulting in a slow delivery of oxygen and blood to the uterus. To avoid this, first of all you have to tune in to a positive result. Of course, it is desirable to take courses on preparation for childbirth. They teach you how to relax during labor, teach relaxation, show massage techniques that reduce pain. The result of all this will be pain without fear.
Physiological aspect: Deep breathing will help eliminate nervousness, lead to relaxation and reduce pain. If, the pain is strong enough, it's worth changing positions. To whom it is easier to give birth to sitting, to someone standing, to someone on their side, and someone gives birth in a standard posture - lying down. It is believed that sitting or standing up give birth faster and less painful, since in these poses the appearance of the baby's power is helped by the force of gravity.
Also, to reduce the birth pain can resort to anesthesia. Consider two types of anesthesia: epidural anesthesia and medication sleep.
Epidural Anesthesia: In this form of anesthesia, the medulla that surrounds the spinal cord is injected with the drug, an anesthetic action. This drug is in no way harmful to the mother or baby. Anesthesia is carried out by anesthetists. Before doing epidural anesthesia, first make a local one, so that during anesthesia in the cerebral casing there are no painful sensations. Currently, this type of anesthesia is considered the most popular. But, and he has his cons. Epidural anesthesia can not be done with certain diseases, for example, heart disease. Also after this type of anesthesia, complications such as headaches, numbness of the limbs, a decrease in the fetal heart rate, etc., can occur. Only the doctor can decide whether there is a need for anesthesia. In the operation of cesarean section, epidural anesthesia is also possible.
Drug sleep: during the opening of the cervix, ie, in the first stage of labor, drug-induced sleep is used. If childbirth is long, but generally normal, when a woman is already tired, but before the birth is decided far away, doctors use medication sleep. It is used only if the health of the mother and child is not threatened. Also, doctors use this type of anesthesia, if the body gives birth to so-called "glitches" during childbirth. After this dream, the labor activity is normalized, and the labor ends successfully. This type of anesthesia takes place in two stages. First, a woman receives special medicines that prepare the body for anesthesia. And after that, the mother is given the main medicine, which causes drowsiness and anesthesia. The duration of medical sleep is two to three hours. Basically, this type of anesthesia does not cause any complications or consequences.
But in either case, only the doctor decides whether to apply anesthesia or not. And under the guidance of an experienced specialist all the consequences will be minimal.