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How can I ease the pain of labor and childbirth?

Subcutaneous Water Block

A subcutaneous water block is an injection of saline into the lower back to help relieve back labor. This technique works best for the first part of labor. A doctor or an experienced nurse can give the injection. The initial injection is painful like a bee sting - but the pain is blocked. The injection lasts about 90 minutes and can be repeated. There are no known side-effects from the saline injection.

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7/21/2007 7:43:39 PM
Lisa said:

As a midwife who has used this many times I can say that this technique has been 100% successful in my practice and gave an instant relief from pain.

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