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| Home > Complication & Medications > Pain in Childbirth
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Women who have experienced child birth, say the experience is thrilling, Uncomfortable, awful, forceful, over powering, wonderful and painful. Labor and delivery is associated with many a painful thought with many women. This pain of childbirth has been attributed to several factors:
Lack of oxygen supply to the uterine muscle. This pain is more intense if the time between two successive contractions is short, because of oxygen is not replenished in the uterine muscles during the short lull.
The stretching of the cervix (effacement and dilatation).
Pressure by the baby on the nerves lying near the cervix and vagina.
Tension on and stretching of the supporting ligaments of the uterus and surrounding structures during contractions and descent of the baby.
Pressure on the urethra, bladder and rectum.
Stretching of the pelvic floor muscles.
Fear and anxiety can cause the release of excessive stress hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) resulting in a longer labor. The sensitivity of pain in labor is not the same for everyone. Women facing pre labor, fatigue, fear and anxiety may be in more pain than the ones who do not. The woman should not be left alone, she needs a supportive partner. Standing tall, patterned breathing and other comfort measures can effectively help in pain reduction.
The perception of pain in woman will be influenced by her past experiences, cultural background, her expectations of birth and her frame of mind. Understanding the reasons of pain or the dynamics will help you cope better. Experiencing normal childbirth is associated with a harmless pain. It is a pain with a purpose. You must remember that the pain will be more bearable if you work with your body during pregnancy. Always bear in mind that the pain will not last long
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