Random OB facts

Question 0

Contraindications for analgesia

Answer 0

Refractory maternal hypotension
Maternal coagulopathy
Maternal use of once-daily dose of LMWH
Untreated maternal bacteremia
Skin infection over the site of needle placement
Increased ICP 2/2 mass lesion

Question 1

Obstetric pain

Answer 1

Uterine contractions and cervical dilations result in visceral pain (T10-L1)
Descent of the fetal head and pressure on the vagina and perineum results in somatic pain (S2-S4, pudendal nerve)