A brief historical outline of the development of labor analgesia

Authors

  • Michał Michalczyk Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Dorota Torbé Doctoral Studium of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin
  • Andrzej Torbé Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Keywords

chloroform, epidural anesthesia, labor analgesia, nitrous oxide, twilight sleep

Abstract

Birth of a child is an unique time in the life of every woman. Unfortunately, labor is often one of the most painful and traumatic experiences suffered in woman’s life. In the modern obstetrics pain of labor and methods of its mitigation are the main problem for both, patients and medical staff. In this paper the most important steps of the development of labor analgesia were described.

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2018-09-13

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MICHALCZYK, Michał, TORBÉ, Dorota and TORBÉ, Andrzej. A brief historical outline of the development of labor analgesia. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. Online. 13 September 2018. Vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 827-832. [Accessed 19 February 2025].

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 9 (2018)

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Review Articles

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