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Birthing and Assessment (B & A) | Counties Manukau | Te Whatu Ora
Labour Pain
If I need some pain relief what can you give me?
Pamphlet - pain relief choices
Non-medical (non-pharmacological) pain relief
- Water. We have showers in every birthing room and some baths. Water helps reduce pain and helps you relax
- Heat packs – We have our own. Safety rules mean we cannot use your wheat bags or hot water bottles
- Movement and touch. Your midwife will make suggestions of things for you and your supporters to try. If you are on your own, your midwife will be your supporter
- Music - bring your favourite relaxing music
- pamphlet non-pharmacologocal
Medical pain relief
- Entenox (gas & air/laughing gas) in every birthing room. We use mouthpieces (not masks) for you to breathe it through
- Pethidine – this is an injection which goes into a large muscle e.g. your bottom, or into a vein in your hand/arm through a special tube called a luer (venflon)
- Epidural. We have a 24 hour epidural service. Sometimes you may have to wait if the specialist doctor (anaesthetist) is busy with someone else. pamphlet epidural from anaesthetics
- Other medicines. There is a small group of women who cannot safely have an epidural but need strong pain relief. Your midwife will call the anaesthetist for you to discuss this
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