Managing Your Pain
one of the most common concerns about labor and delivery is pain. How much will it hurt? How will I cope? At MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland, we use a team approach to help you. Your pain management team will include your physician or midwife, the nursing staff an anesthesia provider-and you.
Together, we will help you manage your pain during labor in a variety of ways. We'll talk about these different ways to cope with pain in this brochure. But first, let's look at the factors that influence the feelings of pain.