Definition: The elimination of PAIN, without the loss of CONSCIOUSNESS, during OBSTETRIC LABOR; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; or the POSTPARTUM PERIOD, usually through the administration of ANALGESICS.
do not confuse with ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; coordinate IM with specific type of analgesia (IM) or analgesic (IM)
Other names Obstetrical Analgesia; Obstetric Analgesia; Analgesia, Obstetric