ArticleReviews in pain2008
The Pain of Labour.
Article in Reviews in pain, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Examining the Effect of Placenta Delivery Method on Postpartum Pain, Bleeding and Comfort of Women: Randomized Controlled Study
Association Between Postpartum Recovery Quality Measured by ObsQoR-10 and Mother-Infant Bonding After Vaginal Delivery: The Role of Labor Epidural Analgesia
Who cites it
51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 129 citations in OpenAlex.
- Yoga Nidra and Pain: A between-, within-Group Meta-Analysis and Dose Response Meta-Regression.Complementary medicine research · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of an arms-crossing technique added to Lamaze breathing on labour pain: a randomised controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- The effect of mechanical massage on labor pain, duration and maternal satisfaction: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Trial
- Micturition in the toilet compared with bedpan in laboring Nulliparas: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Trial
- The effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation during the first stage of labor: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Trial
- Pethidine in Low Doses versus Dipyrone for Pain Relief in Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2019Trial
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- How Do Women and Domestic Animals Share Parturition Pain? A Systematic Review.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
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- Salivary Substance P Levels During Cesarean Section Under Spinal versus General Anesthesia: A Prospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Modern neuraxial labor analgesia: techniques, pharmacologic strategies, and maternal-fetal outcomes.Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2026Review
- Superficial heat therapy in women's health.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Predictors of labour pain among primigravida mothers: A prospective observational study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Comparison of Two Low-Dose Regimens of Intravenous Fentanyl for Pain Relief During Labor: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Parturients' perspectives on labor pain and epidural analgesia: A protocol for an explorative qualitative study.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Technical aspects of neuraxial analgesia during labor and maternity care: an updated overview.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Review
- Vocalisations as a potential indicator of parturition in C57BL/6J mice.Animal welfare (South Mimms, England) · 2025Article
- Effects of dezocine with ropivacaine on epidural analgesia during labor: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Pain Displays in Childbirth: How First-Stage Contractions are Interactionally Managed in Midwife-Led Births.Research on language and social interaction · 2025Article
- Effect of Heat Therapy on Pain During the First Stage of Labor Among Primigravid Women: A Pilot Study.Cureus · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Labour is an emotional experience and involves both physiological and psychological mechanisms.The pain of labour is severe but despite this its memory diminishes with time.Labour pain has two components: visceral pain which occurs during the early first stage and the second stage of childbirth, and somatic pain which occurs during the late first stage and the second stage.The pain of labour in the first stage is mediated by T10 to L1 spinal segments, whereas that in the second stage is carried by T12 to L1, and S2 to S4 spinal segments.Pain relief in labour is complex and often challenging without regional analgesia.Effective management of labour pain plays a relatively minor role in a woman's satisfaction with childbirth.
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Registered trials
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