Analgesia and coping with labor pain can prevent suffering during childbirth.
Nonpharmacologic methods help women manage labor pain. Strong evidence is available …

Background We investigated the possible risk factors that could influence the likelihood of
breastfeeding at 5 to 9 weeks postpartum with our primary aim being to analyse the …

The issue of prescription of analgesics during lactation is clinically important but also
complex. Most of the information available is based on single dose or short term studies, and …

We examined the relationship of labor pain relief medications with neonatal suckling and
breastfeeding duration in 129 mothers delivering vaginally. Suckling was measured using …

Pain relief is an important component of modern obstetric care and can be produced by
neuraxial, systemic, or inhalational analgesia or various physical techniques. We review the …

In the new millennium, the horizons of modern anesthesia practice continue to expand
beyond the provision of surgical anesthesia to encompass areas outside of the operating …

Labor pain is among the most severe types of physical pain that women may experience
during their lifetime. Thus, pain relief is an essential part of medical care during childbirth …

Abstract Study Objective Oxytocin may play a role in pain modulation. The analgesic effects
of breastfeeding with its associated endogenous oxytocin release have not been well …

The pain associated with labour can be severe. The ideal labour analgesic does not exist
and systemic opioids provide little relief. Nausea, vomiting and sedation are common …

• Analgesia during labor can reduce or prevent potentially adverse stress responses to the
pain of labor, including postpartum depression.• Parenteral opioids for labor analgesia work …