Analgesia for childbirth

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This subject is vast and includes positioning during labor, pressure points and massages as well as dryg options such as nitrous oxide, pudendal nerve blocks and epidural's. A completed review of this complex subject goes beyond the mission of this website. The CISSS of Abitibi Temiscamingue publisched in 2021 an excellent guide that summarizes several methods for managing pain during labor. You can access the guigide at  https://www.cisss-at.gouv.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021-073_methode-soulagement_l.pdf

We invite you to consult other ressources such as the documnt Naître et Grandir https://naitreetgrandir.com/fr/grossesse/accouchement/grossesse-accouchement-douleur-epidurale-medicaments/ the National Institue of Public Healh of Quebec  https://www.inspq.qc.ca/mieux-vivre/accouchement/interventions-possibles-pendant-l-accouchement/medicamment-contre-douleur  or reference books available in bookstores or libraries.

This leaflet on epidural abalgesia was written by the anesthesia departement and the team of the Family Birth Unit at Lasalle Hospital as a source of general information on epidurals.

We work in collaboration with anesthesiologists, who are generally present 24 hours a day for our pregnant patients at Family Birth Unit.

Other alternative analgesic methods may also be offered to you: Taking a bath in your private bathroom, pressure points, breathing aid, change of position, ball etc.

  La péridurale pour soulager vos douleurs durant votre accouchement - Download the document (PDF)