A warm bath may also help. A midwife will spend most time with you in labour. In their training midwives receive instruction in the methods of pain relief available. They are licensed to administer some forms of pain relief and are able to advise and seek assistance to administer other methods. Midwives are involved in giving advice at ante-natal classes.
Obstetricians are doctors specialising in the medicine of childbirth.
As part of this they may have knowledge and administer some forms of pain relief including some local anaesthetic techniques involved in childbirth. TENS TENS has been used for pain relief in labour and is said to be effective particularly in early labour. Treatment with TENS consists of attaching pads to your back. A low voltage electric current is passed across these pads and this stimulates your body to produce it's own natural pain relieving substances. It takes about 30 minutes before an effect is felt.