What pain reliefr are you offered in your area?

[lollypoplady]

I've just written a similar post and have noticed women seem to be given different options depending on where they live in the UK... I live in Bath and we are offered gas and air, pethedine & epidural, where do you live & what are you offered? Thanks!

AFAIK, at Aberdeen, we have G&A, epidural and remifentanil (IV-PCA). Also whichever morphine-type thing, not sure which.

Am in Manchester, not sure if it's up to date but with the last 3 babies there was Entonox, Pethidine, epidural & I think on occaision they give diamorphine.

I am 37 weeks with DC3 and am very anxious about the birth. Have had 2 with just gas and air and it was just awful. I actually feel quite traumatised by the experiences and am having trouble sleeping. I was told both times by the hitler midwife that it was better to give birth without and then that there was no anaeasthetist available and it was too late.
I have just printed off section 1.5.3 of the NICE guidelines and put it in my hospital bag. I am determined to get one this time.

Belgium: only epidurals are available. Gas and air and pethidine etc are not used during childbirth.

partyhats That awful, my second birth I had a bit of a hitler midwife and when you're in such a vulnerable situation it really doesn't help!

belgo oh no, I found the gas and air amazing , well, until the pain got too much, but it did take the edge off it . Do most women have epidurals in Belgium then or go it totally drug free?

Paracetemol, gas & air, pethidine, diamorphine, epidural, spinal, general anaesthetic. Had them all.

lollypoplady - I think most women having first births have an epidural but I know a lot of women who have had natural/home/water births - they are very popular here.

Paracetamol & codeine for early stages, then G&A, pethidine, other opiates, epidural and remifentanyl. Plus spinal & GA of course.

Also birth pool and aromatherapy.