Painless Delivery

Becoming a mother is a wonderful journey. However, a woman experiences intense pain during the time of childbirth. In case it is their first pregnancy, the pain becomes unbearable for most of the women. However, with revolutionary advancements nowadays women get the option to opt for painless methods. Painless delivery is such a method that can help to reduce the pain during childbirth & enables women to enjoy it as well. Epidural is a type of anesthesia that is used to give relief from pain during labor. A large number of women prefer this procedure after knowing the benefits it provides.
Before the procedure actually starts drips will be helpful for fluids into the arms. You can bend forward or sit up over a pillow, or even prefer to lie down on your side. This will make it easier for the doctors to insert the needles in the appropriate place. Doctors will ask you to stay still.
Doctors will use cold antiseptic to wash your lower back. They will also inject a very small quantity of local anesthetic into the skin of the area of your lower back. Further, insertion of the needle will take place in between the bones at your spine at the space surrounding your spinal cord.
The anesthetist will also insert an epidural needle once the contraction stops. It is very important for the anesthetist to know when you are having a contraction. Doctors will remove the needle once there is the insertion of the small soft plastic tube. The delivery of the anesthetic will happen by that tube and will eventually numb the pain.
You will get relief from the pain within five to thirty minutes. Epidural is helpful during the first stage but usually, it takes place at any stage of the labor.

Painless delivery – Advantages

There are many advantages of epidurals. They are:

1. Very Safe
2. Effective
3. In the case of a long labor, the woman can sleep because of epidural and also recover strength
4. It will allow you to move around in the bed and push whenever required

Painless delivery side effects (Temporary & Rare)

There are some temporary side effects of epidural. Some of them are:

• Epidural is completely safe for both the baby and the mother but sometimes it may have side effects such as breathing problems, fever, back pain, nausea, shivering, and dizziness.
• There might also be severe migraine mothers experience due to the leakage of the epidural into the spine.
• Numbness of the whole lower body.
• The cost of painless delivery may range between Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 10,000. The charges may vary depending upon the hospital.
• Everyone cannot opt for this because of certain medical reasons