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• Epidural Analgesia is the very popular and is being used safely for more then 20 years

• In Epidural method patient’s back is cleaned with an antiseptic liquid and the area where the catheter is to be introduced is numbed with a local anesthetic.

• Anesthetic Medicine is introduced at regular intervals depending on the requirement and intensity of the pain. This procedure is SAFE for both the baby and the mother.

• When the epidural is in place,you'll feel just a stick or pinch and some pressure. Of course, you may be aware of the catheter in your back, which can be annoying for some women, but it isn't painful or uncomfortable.

• As the doctor adjusts the dosage, your legs may feel a little weak, warm, tingly, numb, or heavy. Unlike some other labor and delivery medications, epidurals don't affect your mind. You'll still feel alert and aware of what's going on.

• It only takes a couple of minutes to insert an epidural. You should start to feel the effects in about 10 to 20 minutes. The epidural catheter will stay in place throughout your labor and delivery.

• After you have given birth, the epidural catheter is removed by removing the tape around it and pulling the catheter out.

• You may still experience numbness in your legs for several hours. Occasionally mothers will feel weak in the legs or even numb for longer periods of time. Back pain may also occur at the site of the epidural.

• If you have painless (epidural) Delivery, you will feel better pain relief than other methods, particularly when you move.

• There may be quicker return to eating, drinking and full movement, possibly with a shorter stay in hospital compared to other methods of pain relief.

Painless (Epidural) Delivery have some side effects:

• cause a headache

• cause temporary difficulty with urination

• Rarely cause the mother's blood pressure to drop, which can quickly treated by medications & Position changes.

• very rarely cause bleeding

• Avoids embarrassing situations like screaming ,pulling of hairs etc.

• No stress or anxiety on the part of the mother

• Does not prolong labor.

• Post labor recovery is faster;

We have a dedicated team of Anaesthesiologists to provide epidural (painless) service. All the doctors & Nurses are trained in providing Painless labour.

List of Services included in Painless Delivery Package:

• Doctor Consultation.

• Anaesthetic Consultation

• Nursing Care.

• Medicines Kit

• Accomodation

• Aromatherapy.

• Hypnotherapy

• Acupuncture.

• Tens

• Bathing

• Touch & Massage

• The role of a Husband is to give you practical and emotional support when you're in labour.

• There are lots of benefits to having a birth partner, are encouraged to get birth partners involved in the birth. There's evidence that if you have continuous, one-to-one support, you may cope better with labour, and be happier with your birth experience.

Husband can give you Support in a following ways:

Emotional support:

Your partner can praise, reassure or encourage you. Just holding you and keeping eye contact with you can be hugely comforting. This may reduce your anxiety levels and lessen your pain.

Physical support:

Your partner can help you with Breathing, Relaxation techniques and Massage. This will help you to cope with the pain of labour.

• Entonox, more popularly known as gas and air, is a form of diversion from the pain of contractions during labour, and is more prominently used in the first stage of labour when contractions are light.

• Entonox (gas and air) is a colourless, odorless gas made up of half oxygen and half nitrous oxide. It's also known as laughing gas. It has a calming effect and can take the edge off labor pain, rather than blocking it out.

• Pethidine is a widely used for pain relief in labour

• Pethidine works my mimicking the effects of endorphins - the body’s own morphine-like substances. One of the functions of endorphins is to act as the body’s natural pain killer. Pethidine (like endorphins) attaches to special sites on the outside of nerve cells.

• Pethidine acts on the central nervous system by inhibiting the pain signals that are sent to the brain. The subsequent result can reduce the pain experienced by the woman in labour.