Pain Relief in Labour

Felicity Reynolds, MD, FRCA, FRCOG, is a former lecturer and head of department at St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.

• Contributors AcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction: Labour pain and analgesia 1Psychological methods of pain relief 17Physical methods of pain relief 36Inhalational analgesia 65Systemic opioid analgesia 86Eating in labour: Implications for analgesia 113Neuroscientific aspects 121Indications and contraindications 137Effects and complications 151Practical procedures 179Maintenance and monitoring 209They think it's all over 220Index 243