Pharmacologic Relief during Labor and Birth
a. Narcotic analgesia (Demerol)
b. Lumbar epidural block – administered for 1st stage of labor (Marcaine)
c. Pudendal block – administered just before delivery for perineal anesthesia (Lidocaine)
d. Local infiltration of perineum – injected just before delivery for episiotomy incision (Lidocaine)
e. General intravenous anesthetic (Thiopental)
Cesarian Births
derived from Latin word: Caedore “to cut”
2 types: Scheduled and Emergency
Intraoperative Care Measures
Administration of anesthesia
Skin prep.
Surgical Incision
2 types: > classic
> transverse
*** VBAC – vaginal birth after cesarian
