Diseases

Labor Pain

Pain associated with OBSTETRIC LABOR in CHILDBIRTH. It is caused primarily by UTERINE CONTRACTION as well as pressure on the CERVIX; BLADDER; and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Labor pain mostly occurs in the ABDOMEN; the GROIN; and the BACK.

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Abstract

Pain associated with OBSTETRIC LABOR in CHILDBIRTH. It is caused primarily by UTERINE CONTRACTION as well as pressure on the CERVIX; BLADDER; and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Labor pain mostly occurs in the ABDOMEN; the GROIN; and the BACK.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Obstetric Pain
  • Pain, Labor
  • Pain, Obstetric

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Aspects Covered

34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Labor, Obstetric (1965-2004)
  • Pain (1965-2004)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C23.888w.592.612w.451w
  2. F02w.830w.816w.444w.442w
  3. G11.561.790w.444w.474w

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NLM Classification

WQ 300

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Labor Pain. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D048949. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D048949
  2. Labor Pain. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_management_during_childbirth
  3. Labor Pain. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3896871