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Labor pain

MedGen UID:
105373
Concept ID:
C0474368
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Labor Pain; Obstetric Pain; Pain, Labor; Pain, Obstetric
SNOMED CT: Labor pain (247412007); Childbirth pain (247412007); Obstetric pain (279055000)

Definition

The discomfort that is experienced by the pregnant mother during the childbirth process as she attempts to give birth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Smith A, Laflamme E, Komanecky C
Am Fam Physician 2021 Mar 15;103(6):355-364. PMID: 33719377
Tabatabaeichehr M, Mortazavi H
Ethiop J Health Sci 2020 May;30(3):449-458. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v30i3.16. PMID: 32874088Free PMC Article
Nanji JA, Carvalho B
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2020 Aug;67:100-112. Epub 2020 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.03.002. PMID: 32265134

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ghandali NY, Iravani M, Habibi A, Cheraghian B
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021 Jul 2;21(1):480. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03922-2. PMID: 34215198Free PMC Article
Biana CB, Cecagno D, Porto AR, Cecagno S, Marques VA, Soares MC
Rev Esc Enferm USP 2021;55:e03681. Epub 2021 Apr 16 doi: 10.1590/S1980-220X2019019703681. PMID: 33886910
Smith A, Laflamme E, Komanecky C
Am Fam Physician 2021 Mar 15;103(6):355-364. PMID: 33719377
Tabatabaeichehr M, Mortazavi H
Ethiop J Health Sci 2020 May;30(3):449-458. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v30i3.16. PMID: 32874088Free PMC Article
Shnol H, Paul N, Belfer I
Int Anesthesiol Clin 2014 Summer;52(3):1-17. doi: 10.1097/AIA.0000000000000019. PMID: 24946040

Diagnosis

Cavalcanti ACV, Henrique AJ, Brasil CM, Gabrielloni MC, Barbieri M
Rev Gaucha Enferm 2019;40:e20190026. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2019.20190026. PMID: 31553374
Zafirova Z, Sheehan C, Hosseinian L
Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2018 Jun;32(2):113-123. Epub 2018 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2018.06.003. PMID: 30322453
Bonapace J, Gagné GP, Chaillet N, Gagnon R, Hébert E, Buckley S
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2018 Feb;40(2):227-245. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2017.08.003. PMID: 29447711
Marchi A, Vellucci R, Mameli S, Rita Piredda A, Finco G
Clin Drug Investig 2009;29 Suppl 1:41-6. doi: 10.2165/0044011-200929001-00006. PMID: 19445554
Wood C, Soltani H
Pract Midwife 2005 Jul-Aug;8(7):16, 18-20, 22-5. PMID: 16044989

Therapy

Zuarez-Easton S, Erez O, Zafran N, Carmeli J, Garmi G, Salim R
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1246-S1259. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.03.003. PMID: 37005099
Grenvik JM, Rosenthal E, Wey S, Saccone G, De Vivo V, De Prisco Lcp A, Delgado García BE, Berghella V
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):5184-5193. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1875439. PMID: 33478303
Ghandali NY, Iravani M, Habibi A, Cheraghian B
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021 Jul 2;21(1):480. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03922-2. PMID: 34215198Free PMC Article
Smith A, Laflamme E, Komanecky C
Am Fam Physician 2021 Mar 15;103(6):355-364. PMID: 33719377
Nanji JA, Carvalho B
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2020 Aug;67:100-112. Epub 2020 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2020.03.002. PMID: 32265134

Prognosis

Smith A, Laflamme E, Komanecky C
Am Fam Physician 2021 Mar 15;103(6):355-364. PMID: 33719377
Wadhwa Y, Alghadir AH, Iqbal ZA
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Jul 22;17(15) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17155274. PMID: 32707830Free PMC Article
Duncan LG, Cohn MA, Chao MT, Cook JG, Riccobono J, Bardacke N
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2017 May 12;17(1):140. doi: 10.1186/s12884-017-1319-3. PMID: 28499376Free PMC Article
Landau R
Clin Perinatol 2013 Sep;40(3):575-87. Epub 2013 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2013.05.014. PMID: 23972758
Marchi A, Vellucci R, Mameli S, Rita Piredda A, Finco G
Clin Drug Investig 2009;29 Suppl 1:41-6. doi: 10.2165/0044011-200929001-00006. PMID: 19445554

Clinical prediction guides

Issac A, Nayak SG, T P, Balakrishnan D, Halemani K, Mishra P, P I, Vr V, Jacob J, Stephen S
J Glob Health 2023 Mar 10;13:04023. doi: 10.7189/jogh.13.04023. PMID: 36896808Free PMC Article
Ghandali NY, Iravani M, Habibi A, Cheraghian B
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021 Jul 2;21(1):480. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-03922-2. PMID: 34215198Free PMC Article
Smith A, Laflamme E, Komanecky C
Am Fam Physician 2021 Mar 15;103(6):355-364. PMID: 33719377
Santiváñez-Acosta R, Tapia-López ELN, Santero M
Medicina (Kaunas) 2020 Oct 10;56(10) doi: 10.3390/medicina56100526. PMID: 33050409Free PMC Article
Cavalcanti ACV, Henrique AJ, Brasil CM, Gabrielloni MC, Barbieri M
Rev Gaucha Enferm 2019;40:e20190026. Epub 2019 Sep 23 doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2019.20190026. PMID: 31553374

Recent systematic reviews

Issac A, Nayak SG, T P, Balakrishnan D, Halemani K, Mishra P, P I, Vr V, Jacob J, Stephen S
J Glob Health 2023 Mar 10;13:04023. doi: 10.7189/jogh.13.04023. PMID: 36896808Free PMC Article
Grenvik JM, Rosenthal E, Wey S, Saccone G, De Vivo V, De Prisco Lcp A, Delgado García BE, Berghella V
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2022 Dec;35(25):5184-5193. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1875439. PMID: 33478303
Liao CC, Lan SH, Yen YY, Hsieh YP, Lan SJ
J Obstet Gynaecol 2021 Jan;41(1):21-31. Epub 2020 Jul 15 doi: 10.1080/01443615.2019.1673707. PMID: 32666866
Santiváñez-Acosta R, Tapia-López ELN, Santero M
Medicina (Kaunas) 2020 Oct 10;56(10) doi: 10.3390/medicina56100526. PMID: 33050409Free PMC Article
Tabatabaeichehr M, Mortazavi H
Ethiop J Health Sci 2020 May;30(3):449-458. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v30i3.16. PMID: 32874088Free PMC Article

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