Pain Management for Childbirth 2-Volume DVD Set
Give expectant parents the information and tools they need to make decisions about how they want to handle pain during labor and birth. This two-volume DVD set covers non-medicated and medicated options for pain relief. Each volume also is available separately. Content includes:
Volume 1: Comfort Techniques
- Pain in Labor, including causes of pain and the P.A.I.N. acroynm
- Mental Techniques, such as relaxation, attention-focusing, and vocalization, and environment
- Physical Techniques, including breathing, massage, labor comfort positions, movement, and more
- Bonus Non-Medicated Birth Story
Volume 2: Analgesics & Epidurals
- Analgesics, what they are, how they are given, and risks and benefits
- Epidural Overview & Procedure, including animation of administration
- Benefits & Risks of Epidurals for Mom and Baby
- Labor With an Epidural, including monitoring, support, breastfeeding, and more
- Bonus Birth Story, story of a first-time mother starting with an analgesic and eventually getting an epidural
Grade 8–Adult. Volume 1: 29 minutes plus 11-minute birth story; Volume 2: 28 minutes plus 12-minute birth story. ©2011 [closed captioned]