The control of labor pain and prevention of suffering are major ... consistent with midwifery management and the choices of many women. We undertook a literature search of scientific articles ...

Opting for epidural is not about taking shortcuts; it’s a medically backed, evidence-based method that supports women in ...

This knowledge is useful to practitioners assisting women in labor, because many techniques for labor support depend on the distraction from pain caused by the stimulation of competing nerve fibers.

and pressure during active labor. Usually, the pain you feel will center in the lower abdomen and pelvis. But 33 percent of women will feel more pain in the lower back, sometimes due to how baby ...

Among women with chronic pain, daily discrimination, especially gender-based discrimination, is tied to greater pain interference.

New research from the University of Sydney has revealed poor oral health is significantly associated with higher instances of migraines, abdominal and body pain in women. Published in Frontiers in ...