Transcutaneous nerve stimulation as a method of analgesia in labour.
Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation, which has been shown to be of value in certain painful conditions, has been used as a method of pain relief in labour. Of the 67 patients studied, 16 (23.5%) received considerable pain relief, 38 (55.9%) thought it was of some help, and five (7.4%) did not require any other form of analgesia. It is suggested that Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation has a place in obstetric analgesia.
D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000379:methods*; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000379:methods*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D011247:Pregnancy; D012867:Skin