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Heyns, seeking means of relaxing and stretching abdominal muscles during labor to reduce the pain of childbirth, hit upon the notion that a reduction of atmospheric pressure outside the abdomen ...

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We assumed that suffering is unlikely if indicators of satisfaction were positive after childbirth. Adequate evidence of benefit in reducing pain exists for continuous labor support, baths ...

Contractions during pregnancy refer to the sensation of tightness and hardness in the uterine muscles. During a contraction, ...

Acupuncture can ease the pain of childbirth for women and help them to relax, scientists have discovered. Women who had the alternative therapy were less likely to ask for an epidural, they said.

In addition to clinical labor and delivery nurse responsibilities, they often act as labor coaches, providing hands-on support and pain management techniques for a laboring patient. Labor and ...

Hospitals across the country reported mothers to authorities after they tested positive for medications used routinely in millions of births.

“Even with an epidural to mitigate the pain, pushing my baby out was the hardest thing I have ever accomplished.” Credit: The tricky thing was, I found the idea of home birth compelling and ...