You’ve gotten the positive pregnancy test. You’ve told your spouse, and you’ve shared the news with your family. You’ve starting building a Pinterest board of your hopes for the nursery and for the clothes your baby will be insanely cute wearing.

All of a sudden it hits you. This baby has to come out!

Yes, pain in labor is a real thing, but there’s no need to go into labor scared or empty-handed! There are a large number of methods available to help women navigate labor and delivery safely and, dare I say, with some measure of ease (relatively speaking, of course…).

Below is a list of different methods of coping and management that are offered within the Greenville, SC birth community. Know that when it comes to labor and delivery, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BIRTH AS YOU WANT!

If you have questions about using any of these methods during your labor, feel free to contact one of the local childbirth educators, doulas, or midwives on Green and Grey’s Partner page!

DOULAS!- they offer support through labor and often have extensive knowledge of breathing control, counter pressure, positional changes, and other pain management options that can assist a mother during her labor

Hypnobirthing (class)

Breathing methods (class)

Counter pressure (taught in classes)

Warm Water (hot water bottle, birthing pool, shower, bath)

Rebozo

Aromatherapy

TENS machine

Sterile Water Injections

Laughing Gas

Epidural

Spinal Block

Combined Spinal/Epidural (Walking Epidural)

Below are images of some of these methods being used and doulas+midwives in action, working together. All images are property of Green and Grey Photo and may not be reproduced without permission.