Positions and exercises to manage labor pain
Introduction
Pain management during childbirth is a very important issue for future mothers and, in general, for couples experiencing pregnancy.
If you are wondering how to navigate this objectively complex topic, in the following lines you can find some information that I hope will be useful to you.
Since the content is very long, I have also prepared an index.
Thanks to it, you will have the opportunity, if you wish, to delve more specifically into the facets of the topic.
All you have to do is click on the title of the corresponding paragraph.
At this point, all that remains for me to do is wish you a good read!
The Meaning of Labor and Childbirth Pain
If you look at the narratives of labor and childbirth that characterize Western culture , it is easy to notice that, in most cases, pain is the dominant element.
The situation is certainly not like this in cultures other than the one we live in .
In such contexts, in fact, it is more common to focus on the vivifying power of experience.
As I explain in this video , when we talk about the pain of labor and childbirth, we are referring to the only painful sensations experienced by the body that are not linked to a pathological condition.
It may seem strange to say, I know, but labor pain is a positive sign.
It means that everything is going as nature intended.
This is why, if possible, it is a good idea to read it as an invitation to listen to your body , focusing exclusively on its messages.
Everything else - starting with your phone and messages from loved ones who are understandably concerned about the situation, but can wait - should be silenced.
Reading the pain of labor , a sensation different from all those experienced up to that moment by the woman, is fundamental both for the midwife and for the future father who assists.
A useful criterion for understanding how the situation is going is the breathing of the travagliante.
Precisely because of the presence of clear signals, on the day of labor and delivery it is not necessary to subject the future mother to continuous obstetric and gynecological visits.
After this necessary premise, it is possible to get to the heart of what can be done to manage the painful sensations that arise during labor and delivery. There are two paths that can be chosen:
Pain suppression through pharmacological methods ( here is a vertical video dedicated to epidural analgesia);
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non-pharmacological methods. In this case, the pain is not turned off, but the person suffering is provided with tools to learn how to manage it in the most functional way for her.
In the next paragraph of the article, I will focus in particular on non-drug methods , with particular attention to positions (spoiler: you can start preparing already during pregnancy).
