Seasoned gynaecologists have advised that pain relief during labour should be a routine part of maternity care, stressing ...

Just days after giving birth, Leila Echchik feared she might not live to see her baby son grow up.Waves of pain were drilling ...

Childbirth and kidney stones were rated significantly lower in terms of pain. Getty Images A 2020 study identifies cluster headaches as the most painful condition, rating it at 9.7 out of 10, ...

“As someone who isn’t a mother, I find it such an honour to be able to capture images of childbirth,” Lin ... even with the inevitable pain and mess that come with it,” she said. “The setting a woman ...

During pregnancy, you’ll face many decisions, one of them being whether to use pain medication in childbirth. While it’s not right for everyone, choosing to go without medication during labor ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, researchers explore the utility of virtual reality (VR) as a non-pharmacological intervention in managing labor pain and anxiety. Study ...

Yoss Sabalet/Getty Images Getting an epidural during labor is associated with a reduction in severe maternal morbidity (SMM) after giving birth. While an epidural can be an effective pain ...

Jonathan Galione/Moment Open/Getty Images As for whether or not all that pain is a preview to labor itself, it might be — but it might not. "Lightning pain may be a precursor to labor but is not ...

But managing the labor pain can be a big hurdle in itself. "Since it was my first baby, I really didn't know what to expect," recalls Salena Powers. Like many first-time moms, Salena wasn't sure ...

pleasant images, just about everything to keep them from thinking about fire.” Other groups are exploring VR for postoperative pain, childbirth, pain associated with dental procedures ...