The Wave Comb Acupressure Tool for Pain Management and Anxiety

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This natural and very effective pain management tool helps women in labour by activating Gate Control Theory. Surrey and Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust's maternity department posted information about the comb 'labour hack' to Instagram, pictured above. One person commented: “On behalf of me and the PTSD that I still have from the lack of pain relief, kindly shove the comb.

Whatever approach allows you to relax and cope with the pain of uterine contractions can prove useful when the time comes. A maternity unit that wasn’t able to offer gas and air during labour for several months is advising women to tightly grip a comb.Women giving birth are being told to squeeze a comb to manage labour pain under health service guidance. EXCLUSIVEKate is reunited with her three children for the first time in two weeks after leaving hospital. A potential pain-management technique for pregnant women in labor involves a tool you probably already have in your house: a simple hair comb. We recommend drinking 1 cup per day from 32 - 33 weeks, and providing you don't have braxton hicks as a result, increase this to 2 cups per day from 33 - 34 weeks.

Having your support person nearby – That person can help you feel more comfortable through the fatigue, hard work and sensitive nature of giving birth. Some mamas like the feel of a smooth plastic comb, while others like the natural feel of a wooden comb.

Learn how we keep our content accurate and up-to-date by reading our medical review and editorial policy. Other methods that also work on this theory include TENS machines, massage, sacral pressure and heat packs, according to the trust.