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Overestimation and underestimation of labor pain

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 2000
To define factors affecting the ability of the medical staff to estimate the level of pain during labor.The study population consisted of 255 consecutive women. All parturients were asked to rate their pain level, using a visual analog scale. At the same time, the caregivers estimated the degree of pain as was exhibited by the parturients, using the ...
Eyal Sheiner   +5 more
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Sociology of Labor Pain

2015
When we talk about the “meaning of pain,” we can do so from two main fields. First of all, the biological meaning of pain may be referred to. Second, we can talk about the function or “social meaning” of pain.
Rafael Serrano-del-Rosal   +2 more
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Labor Pains in the Academy

Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies, 2011
This piece offers autoethnographic reflections on crossroads to which many academics come: whether to seek (or postpone or avoid) parenthood and when. The author deeply explores the personal (her own trajectories from daughter and sister to potential mother and from graduate student to full professor) to reflect on structural constraints associated ...
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Methotrimeprazine in the Treatment of Labor Pain

New England Journal of Medicine, 1964
METHOTRIMEPRAZINE, an interesting analgesic agent1 is, chemically, a phenothiazine and thus unrelated to the known potent analgesics. It also seems devoid of addiction liability in monkey2 and man3 and is less of a respiratory depressant, in equianalgesic doses, than morphine.4 The present study was undertaken to investigate the analgesic performance ...
John W. Pearson   +2 more
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Pain in Pregnancy and Labor

2019
Pain in pregnancy is extremely common, and pain in labor is universal. Pain during pregnancy can be of a chronic nature due to a preexisting condition or due to the physiologic changes of pregnancy. The treatment of pain during pregnancy is challenging due to restrictions related to fetal development.
Lawrence Epstein, Demetri Koutsospyros
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Pain of Labor and Delivery

2009
Labor and delivery are complex processes resulting in the expulsion of the fetus and placenta from the mother. The cause of the onset of labor is unknown. Factors such as increased prostaglandin production, an increase in oxytocin receptors, and increased myometrial gap junction formation have been postulated as the causes of onset of labor.
Bhavani Shankar Kodali   +5 more
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Pain Relief in Labor

DeckerMed Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2022
Philip E. Hess, Nathan J. Liu
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Pain in Labor: Making Plans

The Journal of Perinatal Education, 2023
In this column, the associate editor ofThe Journal of Perinatal Educationintroduces Henci Goer’s new book,Labor Pain: What’s Your Best Strategy?: Get the Data. Make a Plan. Take Charge of Your Birth. The associate editor also describes the contents of this issue, which offer a broad range of resources, research, and inspiration for childbirth educators
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Pain Management in Labor

2015
1. Pain in labor is a multifaceted experience with physiological, psychological, and social components. 2. Pain management in labor requires a multifaceted approach, including pharmacological and nonpharmacological options. 3. Appropriate pain management will greatly enhance the experience of labor.
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The Pain and Discomfort of Labor and Birth

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 1996
One unique aspect of childbirth is the association of this physiologic process with pain and discomfort. However, the experience of pain during labor is not a simple reflection of the physiologic processes of parturition. Instead, labor pain is the result of a complex and subjective interaction of multiple physiologic and psychological factors on a ...
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