Mel joins the show to chat about pain relief options during labour - she's a midwife, lactation consultant and trained NICU nurse. Mel chats about 🎙 Normal stages of labour 🎙 Stepwise approach to pain-relief in labour 🎙 Pain-relief tools that don't require medication (e.g. hypnobirthing, bath/shower, TENS, sterile water injections, aromatherapy, distraction techniques) 🎙 nitrous gas - what it is and how it is used 🎙 tablet medications - Panadol, panadeine forte 🎙 when morphine can be used Epidurals will be covered next ep! This is the book mel mentioned in the episode: 💻 birth skills by juju sundin (http://www.jujusundin.com/) Always remember your local hospital antenatal classes are a great way to familiarise yourself (and your partner) with labour, the place you'll birth, techniques to help you through labour, and education about your pain relief options! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 Things you need to know & places you need to go! 📸 Check out our instagram page https://www.instagram.com/uteryou.uterme.uterus/ 📸 Check out our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/uteryou.uterme.uterus/ 📸 Join our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/uteryou.uterme.uterus ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Feel like giving us a good review if you like the show (if you listen on Apple Podcasts)? 🛑 This podcast is for entertainment and general info/discussion only. Your host Hannah is a doctor (specifically a GP registrar) working full time in sexual health and sexual assault services. Nothing that is discussed on this show should be taken as personal medical advice. Please see your GP, sexual health clinic, family planning practice or other trusted healthcare professional for information and advice specific to your situation. This is a production of SYMO Interactive, home of the my millennial money podcast.