Pain Relief In Labor

Question 1

__ is the active process of delivering a fetus and its characterised by a regular, painful uterine contractions which increase in frequency and intensity

Answer 1

Labour

Question 2

Labor pain occurs during the early 1st stage and the second stage of child birth

From T1-L1

Answer 2

Visceral Pain

Question 3

Labor pain in the late first stage of labor and also in the 2nd stage

Answer 3

Somatic Pain

Question 4

Complementary and Alternative therapies for pain management in labour

Answer 4

1Water Immersion
2 Tens-tra cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
3 Birththing Ball
4 Patterned breathing
5 beverages
6 movement and position changes
7 superficial heat and cold
8 counter pressure
9 touch and massage
10 audio analgesia
11 focus and distraction

Question 5

Pharmacological analgesia for labor pain

Answer 5

1 . Inhalational Analgesia
2 Entonox
3. Nitrous Oxide
4. Isoflurane, Desflurane, Sevoflurane
5. Parenteral opioids
6.Morphine
7. Meperidine (Penthidine)
8 Fentanyl
9

Question 6

Blocks pain in a small area of your body during labor. An anesthesia provider inserts the medication into the nerves that carry feeling to that particular area

Answer 6

Local anesthesia

Question 7

Most common and effective pain relief during labor. It Greatly reduces or eliminates any pain you feel below your waist.

3 types:
-spinal
-epidural
-combined spinal/epidural

Answer 7

Regional anesthesia

Question 8

Epidural ( begins to work within 15 minutes) at awake ka dito

Spinal- tinutisok