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Painless delivery can be achieved using a form of regional anesthesia that provides pain relief during natural labor. Epidural anesthesia is administered through an injection in the lower back of the mother. The drug takes about 10-15 minutes to take effect. This is a good option for women with a lower pain-bearing capacity.
You may be required to sit still with your back arched while you are given the epidural. The doctor will catheterize your lower back by inserting a thin tube into the lower part of your spinal cord. The needle is removed, and the catheter is taped into place so that epidural anesthesia can be administered during labor. The epidural is administered once you are in active labor and works by numbing your pelvic region and everything below it while you remain conscious. However, you should be aware that it does not offer 100% pain relief.
The obstetrician or midwife decides the best time to perform an epidural. Typically, an epidural is performed when the cervix is dilated from 3cm to 8cm, but it can be done earlier if the pain is severe, or in some cases the mother's medical condition.
Giving birth has always been considered a woman's vocation. However, labor pain is always a fear and obsession of pregnant women. The technique of epidural anesthesia is performed regularly at Vinmec hospital, helping mothers reduce pain by 70-80% so that the birth process becomes easier. However, many mothers are wondering whether to use this method or not. Let's answer frequently asked questions about "Painless delivery" to make the right choice. The technique of Epidural Anesthesia will be performed by a specialist Anesthesiologist. Your doctor will place a very small catheter into a space that surrounds the spinal cord, called the epidural, in the lumbar spine. During this procedure, the woman has almost no pain. The catheter is fixed to the back of the mother. The anesthetic will be continuously pumped through the catheter by an automatic electric cylinder at a very small and steady rate until the baby is born. Pregnant women will have less pain, 70-80% less pain than usual.
Epidural anesthesia is not performed in cases of high fever, or skin infections at the injection site, such as pustules on the back, skin infections ... Pregnant women with blood clotting disorders are also tested. contraindications to the use of this technique. Some maternal diseases are relatively contraindicated for epidural anesthesia such as disc herniation, sciatica, and scoliosis. Contraindicated when pregnant women have neurological diseases or are bleeding or in an emergency.
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