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Helping birth your guide to pain relief choices and interventions in labour and childbirth with real stories is an indispensable guide for parents looking for reliable information about birth pain relief options and common interventions in labour. Healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies may find that having a warm bath in labour helps with relaxation and pain relief a warm bath increases relaxation and production of endorphins your bodys natural pain relief hormone it reduces the pain of contractions and the pressure on your pelvis and muscles. Being in water can help you relax and make the contractions seem less painful ask if you can have a bath or use a birth pool the water will be kept at a comfortable temperature but not above 375c and your temperature will be monitored the national childbirth trust has information on using water during labour and birth. An epidural is an injection that numbs the nerves that carry pain from the birth canal to the brain for most women an epidural usually gives complete pain relief find out more on epidurals