Why is painless childbirth not recommended? Does painless childbirth have any sequelae?

The topic of painless childbirth has recently aroused heated discussions. In fact, the technology of painless childbirth is already a relatively mature technology, but it is not very popular in China. What is the reason? Let's give you a detailed introduction and explanation. If you want to know whether painless childbirth has sequelae, let's introduce it immediately.

Are there any side effects to painless childbirth?

The possible risks of painless childbirth are described in detail below:

Don’t think that anesthesia has no risks. Whenever anesthesia is used, risks are bound to exist.

For example, painless childbirth may cause your baby to look a little sleepy when he is just born. After the nurse cleans him up and he lies on you, you will know that the baby who moves up to feed is probably not born by the mother who chose painless childbirth. But in general, your anesthesiologist will control the dosage of anesthetic drugs. Even if the baby is slightly affected, it will not be a big problem and will be completely normal in one or two days. Newborns are naturally sleepy, so don't worry about them being hungry. They are smart and will not let themselves be hungry. Let them sleep for a while if they want to sleep.

For example, the possible disadvantages of painless childbirth for mothers include (although the probability is small, it still needs to be mentioned):

Low blood pressure - so after you get the painless pump, your midwife will measure your blood pressure from time to time.

Headache - This type of headache is self-limited, meaning it usually resolves on its own within a week.

Local anesthetic poisoning - local anesthetic is accidentally injected into the blood vessel or caused by a large amount of local anesthetic. If the anesthesiologist is professional, the probability is small, so we will not discuss it.

Total spinal anesthesia - also caused by operation, but less likely.

Nerve damage - usually recovers on its own within 3 months.

Prolonged labor - In theory, the second stage of labor may be prolonged by 15 to 20 minutes, so when the cervix is ​​almost fully dilated, you need to reduce the dosage appropriately, feel the pain, and control the degree of force. However, the anesthesiologist knows that the anesthesia value he sets will not be excessive, so you don't need to worry too much about this problem.

Others - such as drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, skin itching, urinary retention, etc. According to the experience of people who have experienced it, these conditions are minor problems and will be relieved quickly.

The good news is that "painless childbirth" originated abroad and has a history of more than 100 years. It is now widely used abroad. In the United States, 85 out of 100 mothers who give birth naturally choose pain relief, and British women are even less "strong", with this number reaching 90. At present, many hospitals in China have launched painless childbirth, and the proportion of painless childbirth in some hospitals is already very impressive, so it is recommended that expectant mothers can rest assured to choose painless childbirth, because it is already a simple, safe and mature technology!

Why is painless childbirth not recommended?

Painless childbirth requires a lot of manpower. It takes two to three hours for a parturient to enter and leave the delivery room at the fastest, and twelve hours at the slowest. During this time, the anesthesiologist must not leave the hospital, not to mention that the parturient can start labor at any time. Once the anesthesiologist takes on this job, there must be someone on duty 24 hours a day, ready to be called at any time. What's more troublesome is that the success rate of painless childbirth is not 100%. The intraspinal anesthesia technology itself has a failure rate, and the changes in the parturient's body shape and lumbar curvature make it even more difficult. This cannot be compensated by technical proficiency. Even hospitals that carry out the operation all year round maintain a success rate of about 90%. This number seems high, but it is terrible in terms of the number base. It is troublesome enough if one or two ineffective cases come in a day.

For such a job, how much do you think an anesthesiologist can earn for one case? As far as I know, 50 is the upper limit for most hospitals, not to mention the various complaints of back pain and prolonged labor that are ineffective afterwards. In fact, they have nothing to do with us. It is really laborious and stressful. Let's compare it with the same type of outdoor anesthesia such as painless gastroscopy, colonoscopy, and abortion. There is no failure. It takes 10 minutes for one case. You can leave after the operation without any worries. There is no complicated paperwork to do. Two people can do more than 20 cases a day, and it is finished in half a day. The workload and salary are completely crushed. No one dares to take this hot potato.

What is painless childbirth

Painless childbirth, also known as "labor analgesia", is the use of various methods to reduce or even eliminate the pain during childbirth. It is a natural childbirth process. Currently, the most commonly used method is for anesthesiologists to inject anesthetics into the dura mater on the outer layer of the spine to relieve labor pain.

Is painless childbirth really painless?

According to a survey, 85% of expectant mothers who undergo "painless childbirth" feel no pain at all, and a small number feel slight pain. This is because everyone has different sensitivity to anesthetics. In addition, the purpose of painless childbirth is to reduce pain and relieve pain, not to be completely painless, because during childbirth, mothers still need uterine contractions and exert force, and uterine contractions will cause some pain.

Advantages of painless childbirth: Painless childbirth has all the advantages of normal childbirth, and is safer, more convenient, and does not require going to the operating room. The most important thing is that it can reduce pain!

If it is so good, why is painless childbirth not popular in China? You should know that in the United States, 85% of people have painless childbirth.

There are two main reasons. One is that mothers do not fully trust painless childbirth and are worried that there are still problems with it, such as: Will painless childbirth prolong the labor process? Will the use of anesthetics harm the baby? Will there be other sequelae? The other reason is the problem of domestic doctors' concepts and the lack of anesthesiologists. In addition, the cost of painless childbirth is relatively high.