Contents:
- Medical Video: Antenatal Breathing and Relaxation for Labour
- Various ways to relieve childbirth pain, besides using drugs
- 1. Landscape and atmosphere
- 2. Sound and music
- 3. Soothing aroma
- 4. Massage
- 5. Touch
- 6. Adjust your breathing
- 7. Make positive suggestions
Medical Video: Antenatal Breathing and Relaxation for Labour
The birth of a baby must be a very eagerly awaited moment for every prospective parent. However, at the same time the mother is also nervous about the delivery process. What if you can't bear the pain of giving birth? Calm down, there are some simple things that seem to be able to relieve childbirth pain. Anything?
Various ways to relieve childbirth pain, besides using drugs
1. Landscape and atmosphere
What you see and the environment around you will affect your emotions and behavior. So, when giving birth you should create the environment or atmosphere that makes you feel most calm and comfortable.
If you give birth in a hospital, it is almost impossible to choose a room with a window or a pleasant view. However, this can be dealt with by bringing along the latest holiday photos or beautiful scenery during childbirth.
Husbands can also help decorate the room with their favorite wives.
2. Sound and music
Music therapy can be an effective help to help you relax and deal with painful contractions. You might like sounds like the waves, birds singing, or the splash of water that can make you focus on the sound, not on the pain of childbirth.
Music therapy can even begin since you are pregnant. A research in Brazil found that listening to your favorite music from the age of five months can relieve stress before labor.
However, if you want to listen to certain sounds or music while giving birth, you should talk to your obstetrician or midwife beforehand. Because, every doctor and maternity clinic has different policies regarding the rules for playing music while giving birth.
3. Soothing aroma
Some smells or smells can also calm the mother during childbirth. If you plan to give birth at a hospital or maternity clinic, you can bring some furniture from your home that you like. For example your favorite blanket, husband's clothes, and others.
4. Massage
There are people who like to be massaged, and there are also those who feel uncomfortable when massaged. If you or your wife do not like to be massaged, you do not need to be forced.
There are several points on the face that are seen to tighten when the uterus contracts. For example in the eyebrows, jaw, and hands. Gently press the point, if you feel comfortable you can add circular movements while pressing.
For the abdominal area do not massage. Enough to stroke with a circular motion. You can also ask your partner to massage with a warm towel to relax the muscles. Massage can trigger the production of endorphins, which are natural painkillers.
5. Touch
For some people, the gentle touch of a loved one is enough to calm and reduce pain. A loving touch will help the production of the hormone oxytocin. This hormone is known to be the most effective to help reduce pain in women giving birth.
So, hold the hand of your husband, parents, in-laws, or brother while giving birth. They can also lightly strok the back of your hand or arm.
6. Adjust your breathing
This is one of the most common techniques used to reduce pain. In addition to relieving labor pain, breathing techniques can also overcome nausea or dizziness.
So when giving birth, try to regulate your breath, not to get out of breath or pant.
Inhale deeply through your nose (or mouth). Hold for a while, then exhale as slowly as possible through your mouth. Repeat as long as you are giving birth, especially when the pain is mounting.
7. Make positive suggestions
The pain of childbirth is not as scary as you might think. The more you think about, the more pain it will feel. Therefore, instead of worrying about what the pain of childbirth is, cultivate positive but simple thoughts (suggestions).
In your mind, repeat words like, "Smart kid, get out quickly," or, "I'm healthy and strong, this delivery must be smooth."
