The Analgesics reduce pain, but not always completely removed. Painkillers are not usually extend labor or interfere with contractions, but can cause side effects in the mother, including drowsiness and nausea. The effect of analgesics on the baby depends on the amount of medication and as near the source is given. There are different methods of analgesia for labor pain:
- Inhalation Analgesia: rare in Spain, this medicine is widely accepted in other countries such as Canada, England, Finland and Australia, where it is used by over 40% of births.
- Regional analgesics: a shot in the lower back of the mother numbs the lower body. It is the most effective means of relieving labor pain but can cause some side effects such as epidural block, the spinal or a combination of both. One of the best known regional analgesia is the epidural.
- Analgesics Systemic: affecting the entire nervous system. These drugs are given by injection into a muscle or vein. Systemic analgesics reduce pain without causing unconsciousness.
