The management of obstetric discomfort during labor is the responsibility of all nursing personnel.

The relief or reduction of pain during labor can be achieved by several different methods (that is, psychoprophylactic methods, systemic drugs, local and regional nerve blocks, and general anesthesia).

It will be important to you to have an understanding of where the discomfort originates, the nursing interventions to be provided, and measures used by the physician to help relieve discomforts experienced during labor.