Labour is often described as unforgettable, yet, as months pass, the memory of the intensity softens. Some mothers even question whether it was as painful as they once believed. Others can’t recall ...

In this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, an obstetric anaesthetist and a lecturer with the University of Ibadan’s College of Medicine, Dr Kehinde Adebayo, claims every woman can have a nearly painless ...

Effectiveness of Aromatherapy in Reducing Pain and Suffering During Labor One large, uncontrolled prospective study [65] reported on the use and effectiveness of aromatherapy in a large referral ...

For women considered at low risk of complications and where labor is progressing normally, monitoring is recommended on an intermittent basis. This is usually via a handheld device every 15–30 minutes ...

Etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implants in women with sickle cell disease significantly reduced pain intensity and frequency of pain crises over 12 months, with no adverse changes in metabolic ...

A new bill will head to Congress to prevent women from being turned away or sent home from a hospital while in active labor, after a video circulated of a Black woman writhing in pain at an Indiana ...

Bengaluru: To address the rising rates of C-sections in Karnataka, which account for nearly 47% of institutional births, the health department plans to introduce pain-management (labour analgesia) ...

Research Fellow University of Notre Dame Australia; Adjunct Fellow (National Institute of Complementary Medicine), Western Sydney University, University of Notre Dame Australia Deborah Fox has ...