Painless Normal Delivery

Epidural is a technique which involves using a particular drug concentration. However, the drug is useful in reducing the pain but it ensures maintaining the ability to push the baby out via birth canal. There is a use of epidural catheter and a needle to perform this technique. The drug helps in reducing the contractions pain to an acceptable level.

There are certain conditions which should be observed making a female eligible for painless delivery. Here are these conditions:

• Females with pre-existing conditions 
• Females looking for normal delivery after C-section 
• Women who wish to experience less pain during delivery 
• Females who have experienced complicated pregnancy earlier 

Women who experience following issues aren’t considered eligible for the painless normal delivery: 

• Females experiencing a bleeding disorder 
• Low platelets count
• Women who are on blood-thinning medications 
• Females with skin infection in the epidural area
• Females who have neurological illness

Patients need to make some arrangements for painless delivery just like normal delivery. It is improving to talk about the epidural use such as benefits, risks, side-effects, etc. Doctors provide proper information about pushing the baby out with an epidural. Additionally, the doctor initiates certain tests for determining if the procedure is safe for their patients or not. Here is how the preparation for painless normal delivery looks like:

• Physical evaluation 
• Restricting blood-thinners 
• Taking proper rest
• Wearing loose clothes 
• Taking proper diet
• Certain lab tests 
• Staying active and doing prenatal yoga

The doctor will begin the painless delivery procedure by giving intravenous fluids to the patient. Next, the patient is required to remain still while sitting up and arch her back. It helps in increasing the epidural injection efficiency. After cleaning the lower back, an epidural drug is injected into the epidural space which is between the membrane and vertebrae covering the spinal cord. Once it is done, the doctor will wait till the drug numbs the pain which usually takes around 10-30 minutes. Here are some of the epidural types which are given depending on the condition:

• Epidural block- analgesics and anaesthetics combination which is given through a tiny tube in the lower back.
• Spinal block- it is a single shot which helps in relieving the pain easily and is inserted into the spinal cord directly. This type is used in C- section delivery.
• Combined spinal-epidural-an epidural and spinal blocks combination, it is also known as a walking epidural.

There are several advantages of epidural or painless normal delivery such as: 

• Very safe
• Most effective method to reduce labour pain
• Women can recover strength during childbirth in case of a long labour
• Women can move around easily
• It allows the female staying awake during caesarean delivery

The only disadvantage of painless delivery is not everyone can choose this method because of certain medical conditions.

Rukmani Birla Hospital, Jaipur is among the eminent multi-special hospitals operating in the city for decades. The hospital has integrated the most amazing and experienced doctors including other staff members. We ensure dedicating ourselves to offering exceptional and satisfactory patient care. The primary objective behind the inception of this hospital is to make healthcare services available to everyone at an affordable cost including the finest treatment. So, if you are looking for painless normal delivery , then get in touch with our most skilled and highly talented healthcare professionals at RBH.