Brightbirth Academy Lesson 5: Medical Pain Relief, interventions (BB-0650)
Labor, Delivery, and First Weeks
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19m
You will likely have a lot of options offered to you in childbirth. You have medicated pain relief options, medications to move labor faster, procedures such as IVs, continuous monitoring, and more. Unfortunately, each option and procedure can lead to more interventions, interrupting the natural birth process. They’re not necessarily wrong, but they may be wrong for you or impede the positive birth experience you want. This lesson discusses the possible medical interventions you may face, the cascade of interventions that can happen, and the various medical pain options you may have available to you. Topics Include: Medical Pain Relief, Interventions, Procedures, Labor, Delivery, Epidural, Pitocin, IV Insertion, Group B Strep, Hydration, Oxygen, Monitoring, Sweeping Membranes, Prostaglandins, Foley Catheter, Breaking Water, Episiotomy, Forceps, Vacuum, Narcotics, Nitrous Oxide, Acupuncture, Sterile Water Injections, Managing Pain
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