Every labour is different as are every patient’s preferences when it comes pain relief. To ensure you can make an informed decision about what suits you best and understand why clinicians may offer certain options a discussion with your obstetrician well before the day of delivery is ideal.
A lot of the information regarding pain relief in labour is vague and can be delivered in emotive terms so that patients can feel pressured in their decision making. Thankfully there are number of excellent objective resources that make for ideal reading. Some of these are listed below:
