Pain during childbirth

Labour pain is the only pain in our lives associated with a physiological – normal – process. How it is experienced can vary from person to person, but in most cases it is very intense pain, which can, and sometimes should, be managed.

Generally, during the first stage of labour, all active upright positions are suitable, whether standing with bent knees, standing with support, ‘pelvic rocking’, hanging, squatting, sitting on a birthing stool, sitting on a ball, the so-called starting position with one leg forward, or forward-leaning positions – on all fours or in the knee-elbow position; in the event of monitoring or exhaustion, lying on one’s side with the knees propped up. During the second stage of labour, various positions can also be chosen, e.g. semi-sitting, side-lying, on all fours, on a birthing stool, or the classic positions on the delivery bed. In one of our rooms, you can use a birthing couch; in another, the Combitrack suspension system. A midwife will be happy to advise you on positioning.

The benefits of vertical positions according to EBM (evidence-based medicine), or why stand up during labour?

Note: upright positions are also beneficial for women with epidural analgesia.

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