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Natural labor pain management

Nonmedication comfort strategies used during labor to reduce distress, support coping, and help the body relax.

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Natural ways to manage labor pain

Natural ways to manage labor pain

Understanding labor pain physiology Labor pain is not a single sensation. In early and active labor, much of it is visceral pain from uterine contractions, cervical dilation, and stretching of the lower uterine segment. It may feel crampy, deep, wave-like, or difficult to localize. As labor progresses, somatic pain becomes more prominent as the fetal […]