Who is suitable for painless childbirth?

Painless childbirth is a method of delivery that many people are interested in nowadays. Painless childbirth can make pregnant women feel no pain during childbirth and effectively relieve labor pain, but not everyone is suitable for painless childbirth.

Painless childbirth is suitable for a wide range of people, but it still requires a careful examination by obstetricians and gynecologists and anesthesiologists before deciding whether a woman can adopt this method of childbirth. People with contraindications to vaginal delivery, anesthesia, and coagulation disorders cannot use painless childbirth. Most women can use painless childbirth, but women with pregnancy complications such as heart disease, drug allergies, or a history of lumbar trauma should consult a doctor, who will decide whether they can have a painless childbirth.

Taking intrathecal injection analgesia as an example, there are three main contraindications:

1. Women who suffer from contraindications such as vaginal delivery and anesthesia cannot use this method for analgesia.

2. Once abnormal coagulation function is found in the parturient, this method should be stopped immediately.

3. If the mother is allergic to drugs, has pregnancy complications or has a history of waist trauma, she should clearly inform the doctor. Whether painless delivery can be performed requires professional judgment by the doctor. Otherwise, most mothers can use this painless delivery method.

Every year, tens of millions of patients around the world use epidurals to relieve pain and treat diseases, and it is very safe. According to statistics from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the maternal mortality rate caused by epidural anesthesia itself during cesarean section anesthesia and labor analgesia is 1.7:1,000,000. Although anesthesiologists will take measures to prevent and avoid various accidents, epidural technology is a complex treatment method after all, and anesthesia accidents may still occur. It is necessary to correctly understand that painless childbirth has certain risks.

If the mother has decided to use epidural analgesia, she should ask the nurse for this, preferably earlier rather than later, usually when the cervix is ​​3 to 4 centimeters dilated. The doctor will decide whether it can be used after examination. There is a period of time between requesting analgesia and the anesthesiologist being able to give the mother epidural anesthesia (the anesthesiologist may also be performing other medical activities), and the doctor needs 10 to 20 minutes to perform the operation.