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Pain Relief - More Information

Pain relief in labour
Useful information on the various methods of pain relief that may be available during labour including water, tens, epidural and entonox.... Read More

Pain relief in labour: Entonox (gas and air)
Useful information on the advantages and disadvantages of using Entonox (gas and air) as a form of pain relief during childbirth.... Read More

Pain relief in labour: Epidural
Useful information, including the advantages and disadvntages of the epidural as one method of pain relief during labour.... Read More

Pain relief in labour: Pethidine
Useful information about the various drugs given during labour to relieve the pain of giving birth with informatin on pethidine and meptid.... Read More

Pain relief in labour: Water
Advice on the advantages and disadvantages of waterbirth as a method of pain relief during labour with information on the availability of birthing pools.... Read More

TENS machines
Useful information on TENS machines including advice on what to look for when buying or hiring an obstetric tens machine for pain relief in labour.... Read More

When will my baby arrive?
Advice on the accuracy of your estimated due date and how close to this you can expect your baby to arrive.... Read More