A type of nerve block used to provide pain relief for a forceps delivery. A local anaesthetic (see anaesthesia, local) is injected into either side of the vagina near the pudendal nerve.
Pudendal block |
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Pudendal block |
A type of nerve block used to provide pain relief for a forceps delivery. A local anaesthetic (see anaesthesia, local) is injected into either side of the vagina near the pudendal nerve. |
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