Ep28: Your Options For Managing Pain In Labor

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Fear of pain during labor is on every single pregnant mama’s brain. I get it! But you don't have to be afraid, I did this latest episode of the All About Pregnancy & Birth podcast to help you!

I lay out all of your options for pain management - non medication techniques, IV pain medication, nitrous oxide, and epidurals. I talk about the risks, benefits, pros and cons of each. After listening to this episode you'll go into your labor and birth armed with education and confidence in whatever choices you make to manage your pain.

After listening in, head on over to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast Community on Facebook so we can continue the conversation! I'd love to know how you plan to manage pain during labor!

If you still have questions after listening in to this episode, check out my website. There are so many resources for you there! You can access my website here.

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0:00.0	In this episode, I'm going to talk about the various options for managing pain and labor, including non-medication techniques, medications that aren't in epidurals, such as IV pain medication and nitrous oxide, and then also epidurals.
0:24.6	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Nicole Callaway Rankins, a board certified OBGYN and physician, certified
0:30.6	Integrative Health Coach, and creator of the birth preparation course, an online childbirth education class that will leave you feeling knowledgeable,
0:39.7	prepared, confident, and empowered going into your birth.
0:43.7	Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and it's not a substitute for medical
0:48.3	advice.
0:49.2	See the full disclaimer at ncr coaching.com for its slash disclaimer.
0:53.7	Want to feel more calm and confident about giving birth?
0:58.5	The birth with power brief is my free weekly email that gives you a fun pregnancy fact,
1:06.3	one mind set shift, and one small step to prepare without the overwhelm. It's like having me in your
1:15.8	corner cheering you on every Thursday. Don't miss it. Head to Dr. Nicole Rankins.com forward
1:22.8	slash email to sign up today. Hello and welcome to episode number 28 of the podcast.
1:30.5	Thank you for being here.
1:32.2	Today I'm talking about your options for managing pain during labor.
1:37.2	And what I'm going to do is I'm going to do a broad overview of what the options are.
1:42.2	I'm going to talk about non-medication options. I'll talk about
1:46.1	medications that aren't an epidural, so IV pain medications, opioid medications, as well as
1:53.8	nitrous oxide. And I'll talk about epidurals. And what I'll do is I'll go through the risk,
1:59.6	the benefits, the pros, and the cons of each of those methods so you can make an informed decision about how you want to manage pain during your labor.
2:10.4	Now to help you out, I created a downloadable PDF that goes with this episode, and it just includes all the information that I'm going to discuss
2:18.1	including some additional questions that you may want to ask your doctor or midwife.
2:22.3	You can grab that PDF at ncr coaching.com forward slash pain.
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