John H. Moore

The alleviation of pain in obstetrics

Abstract 1. 1. Adequate pain relief in labor must be based on a careful individual study of each patient and a careful study of the drugs employed. A program of pain relief requires more, not less, of the obstetricians time. 2. 2. There is no one “method” which gives adequate relief in all cases. The best results are obtained by the use of a combination of drugs. 3. 3. Every parturient mother has a right to relief of pain in labor. That relief can be given safely if the physician is willing to study each individual patient and fit the drugs to the patient, not the patient to the drugs.