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MedicineSterile water injections instead of epidurals for labour pain
Posted November 18, 2020 by endthewoo in STEM

Apparently this has been used in Canada, Aus and some European countries for a while, despite "controversy" as to its effectiveness - but new research seems to show it does help reduce pain, and may now be used more widely.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30191-7/fulltext

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/18609516.oxford-study-finds-water-injections-help-labour-back-pain/

https://archive.is/vlr4I

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