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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain 2005 5(1):9-13; doi:10.1093/bjaceaccp/mki002
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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain | Volume 5 Number 1 2005 © The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia 2005

Analgesia in labour: non-regional techniques

Caroline Fortescue, BSc MB BS FRCA, Specialist Registrar in Anaesthesia
Poole Hospital NHS Trust, Longfleet Road, Poole, BH15 2JB

Michael YK Wee, BSc (Hons) MBChB FRCA, Consultant Anaesthetist
Poole Hospital NHS Trust, Longfleet Road, Poole, BH15 2JB
Tel: 01202 442443, Fax: 01202 442672, E-mail: m.wee{at}virgin.net (for correspondence)

For many women, labour may be the most painful experience they encounter. A European multicentre study of 611 nulliparous women concluded that the most satisfied were those who not only received effective pain relief, but had expected more pain before their analgesia. The experience of labour, including pain severity, is different for each woman and the measures taken to relieve pain remains the choice of the individual. The provision of clear information about the types of pain relief available has been found to increase feelings of being in control. Local services vary and the advent of midwife-led units for low risk labour may limit the type of analgesia available.1


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